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DOI10.1016/j.quaint.2013.01.011
Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia’s Western Desert
Bird, Douglas W.1; Codding, Brian F.2; Bird, Rebecca Bliege1; Zeanah, David W.3; Taylor, Curtis J.4
通讯作者Bird, Douglas W.
来源期刊QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL
ISSN1040-6182
EISSN1873-4553
出版年2013
卷号297页码:155-166
英文摘要

Archaeologists often assume that large ungulates are inherently highly ranked prey because of their size, especially attractive to hunters using sophisticated capture technologies common after the late Pleistocene. Between 1840 and 1907, over 10,000 dromedary camels were imported to Australia, and today feral populations number well over a million. Although contemporary Aboriginal hunters in Australia’s Western and Central Deserts regularly encounter camels, they rarely pursue them. We present data on camel encounter and pursuit rates, with comparisons of energetic search and handling efficiency relative to other foraging options among Martu, the Traditional Owners of a large region of the Western Desert. We then explore some hypotheses concerning the determinants of prey rank and the technological and social contexts that influence resource value. In some respects the case runs counter to common expectations about hunting large ungulates, and highlights the special kinds of opportunity costs that large game acquisition might entail in many contexts. The data should therefore provide insight into the socio-ecological contexts of large ungulate hunting and its archaeological signatures. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.


类型Article
语种英语
国家USA ; Australia
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI ; AHCI
WOS记录号WOS:000319711300014
WOS关键词GREAT-BASIN ; HUNTER-GATHERERS ; PREY MOBILITY ; BODY-SIZE ; MEN HUNT ; HYPOTHESIS ; STRATEGIES ; MIDDLE ; WORK ; RISK
WOS类目Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向Physical Geography ; Geology
资源类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/179558
作者单位1.Stanford Univ, Dept Anthropol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA;
2.Univ Utah, Dept Anthropol, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA;
3.Calif State Univ Sacramento, Dept Anthropol, Sacramento, CA 95819 USA;
4.Pamngurr Aboriginal Community, Newman, WA 6753, Australia
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Bird, Douglas W.,Codding, Brian F.,Bird, Rebecca Bliege,等. Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia’s Western Desert[J],2013,297:155-166.
APA Bird, Douglas W.,Codding, Brian F.,Bird, Rebecca Bliege,Zeanah, David W.,&Taylor, Curtis J..(2013).Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia’s Western Desert.QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL,297,155-166.
MLA Bird, Douglas W.,et al."Megafauna in a continent of small game: Archaeological implications of Martu Camel hunting in Australia’s Western Desert".QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL 297(2013):155-166.
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