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DOI | 10.1016/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
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ISSN | 1040-6182 |
EISSN | 1873-4553 |
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 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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