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DOI	10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102997
	The Floating Island Cave mammals: Paleoecology, abundance indices, and human subsistence through a taphonomic lens
	Lupo, Karen D.; Schmitt, Dave N.; Alford, McKenzie J.; Bakke, Gwen M.; Edwards, Nicolette M.; Lambert, Spencer F. X.; Maguire, Leanna; Parfitt, Anne B.
通讯作者	Schmitt, DN (corresponding author), Southern Methodist Univ, Dedman Coll, Dept Anthropol, POB 750336, Dallas, TX 75275 USA.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
ISSN	2352-409X
出版年	2021
卷号	37
英文摘要	Analyses of mammal remains from middle and late Holocene deposits in Floating Island Cave on the arid floor of the Bonneville basin in western North America are presented. Identified specimens consist of various desert mammals, especially leporids, which mirror collections from neighboring sites and provide additional data for one of the most comprehensive Holocene zoogeographic histories in the world. Taphonomic analyses identified large- and especially small-bodied mammal bones that were deposited by both human and non-human predators. Most horizons contained unusually high proportions of burned bones which are often viewed as unambiguous indicators of human subsistence activities. However, analyses of the cave's deposits and the numbers and extent of burned bone indicate many specimens were charred in situ by post-depositional burning of the dry vegetal-rich fill. We employed abundance index measurements comparing artiodactyls against smaller leporids to investigate potential changes in human subsistence. We calculated two indices to illustrate the effects of non-human bone accumulations on abundance measures; one encompasses only specimens identified to genera and the other discounts scatological bones and other non-human accumulations and includes only bones and bone fragments classified as cultural refuse. When discounting the hundreds of leporid bones deposited by non-human vectors, the analyses show that the remains of leporids (especially hares [Lepus sp.]) are appreciably more abundant than artiodactyls, even during late Holocene periods of increased moisture. Given the dominance of Lepus in regional archaeological collections we argue that hares were not a low-ranked prey item but a low-risk dietary staple pursued throughout Holocene human occupation.
英文关键词	Great Basin Holocene Artiodactyl Leporid Prey choice Taphonomy Zooarchaeology
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	AHCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000670157900002
WOS关键词	MIDDLE-HOLOCENE CLIMATES ; GREAT-BASIN ; BONNEVILLE BASIN ; ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE ; FAUNAL REMAINS ; RESOURCE INTENSIFICATION ; TAXONOMIC DIVERSITY ; HUNTING STRATEGIES ; HUNTER-GATHERERS ; LATE PLEISTOCENE
WOS类目	Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362271
作者单位	[Lupo, Karen D.; Schmitt, Dave N.; Alford, McKenzie J.; Bakke, Gwen M.; Edwards, Nicolette M.; Lambert, Spencer F. X.; Maguire, Leanna; Parfitt, Anne B.] Southern Methodist Univ, Dedman Coll, Dept Anthropol, POB 750336, Dallas, TX 75275 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lupo, Karen D.,Schmitt, Dave N.,Alford, McKenzie J.,et al. The Floating Island Cave mammals: Paleoecology, abundance indices, and human subsistence through a taphonomic lens[J],2021,37.
APA	Lupo, Karen D..,Schmitt, Dave N..,Alford, McKenzie J..,Bakke, Gwen M..,Edwards, Nicolette M..,...&Parfitt, Anne B..(2021).The Floating Island Cave mammals: Paleoecology, abundance indices, and human subsistence through a taphonomic lens.JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS,37.
MLA	Lupo, Karen D.,et al."The Floating Island Cave mammals: Paleoecology, abundance indices, and human subsistence through a taphonomic lens".JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS 37(2021).