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DOI | 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.12.009 |
Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile - A view from prehistory | |
King, Charlotte L.1; Millard, Andrew R.2; Grocke, Darren R.3; Standen, Vivien G.4; Arriaza, Bernardo T.5; Halcrow, Sian E.1 | |
通讯作者 | King, Charlotte L. |
来源期刊 | QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
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ISSN | 0277-3791 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 182页码:163-174 |
英文摘要 | The Atacama Desert is one of the most inhospitable terrestrial environments on Earth, yet the upwelling of the Humboldt Current off the coast has resulted in the presence of a rich marine biota. It is this marine environment which first enabled the human settlement of the northern Atacama Desert, and continues to form the basis of regional economies today. In this paper we explore how the desert has shaped human dietary choices throughout prehistory, using carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human bone collagen (n = 80) to reconstruct the diets of the inhabitants of the Arica region of the northern Atacama. This area is one of the driest parts of the desert, but has been generally understudied in terms of dietary adaptation. Statistical analysis using FRUITS has allowed deconvolution of isotopic signals to create dietary reconstructions and highlight the continued importance of marine resources throughout the archaeological sequence. Location also appears to have played a role in dietary choices, with inland sites having 10-20% less calories from marine foods than coastal sites. We also highlight evidence for the increasing importance of maize consumption, coinciding with contact with highland polities. In all periods apart from the earliest Archaic, however, there is significant variability between individuals in terms of dietary resource use. We conclude that marine resource use, and broad-spectrum economies persisted throughout prehistory. We interpret these results as reflecting a deliberate choice to retain dietary diversity as a buffer against resource instability. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
英文关键词 | Carbon Nitrogen South America Dietary isotopes FRUITS |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | New Zealand ; England ; Chile |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000425200900013 |
WOS关键词 | STABLE-ISOTOPE RATIOS ; BONE-COLLAGEN ; SOCIAL-INEQUALITY ; FORMATIVE PERIOD ; AZAPA VALLEY ; SAN PEDRO ; NITROGEN ; CARBON ; DIET ; PROTEIN |
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/2XILL650/212502 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Otago, Dept Anat, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; 2.Univ Durham, Dept Archaeol, Durham, England; 3.Univ Durham, Dept Earth Sci, Durham, England; 4.Univ Tarapaca, Dept Antropol, Arica, Chile; 5.Univ Tarapaca, Inst Alta Invest, Arica, Chile |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | King, Charlotte L.,Millard, Andrew R.,Grocke, Darren R.,et al. Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile - A view from prehistory[J],2018,182:163-174. |
APA | King, Charlotte L.,Millard, Andrew R.,Grocke, Darren R.,Standen, Vivien G.,Arriaza, Bernardo T.,&Halcrow, Sian E..(2018).Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile - A view from prehistory.QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS,182,163-174. |
MLA | King, Charlotte L.,et al."Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile - A view from prehistory".QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS 182(2018):163-174. |
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