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A Study of Faunal Consumption at the Gallinazo Group Site, Northern Coast of Peru
This thesis is an investigation into consumption patterns at the Gallinazo Group archaeological site, from the Early Intermediate Period (200 B.C. to 800 A.D.), on the Peruvian north coast. Faunal samples were recovered from two different but contemporaneous contexts: a civic-ceremonial platform mound and an Architectural Compound in a residential sector. The main objectives were: 1) create a faunal database for the site; 2) assess the nature of faunal resources consumed in these two different contexts; and 3) contribute to the zooarchaeological literature on the use of consumption patterns to reconstruct aspects of ancient complex societies. For each specimen collected, the species, element, state of fusion, and length were recorded. Differences suggest that the nature of consumption activities varied in both areas of the site. Occupants were exploiting a range of ecological habitats and practiced camelid husbandry, suggesting that increased control and exploitation of their environment was connected to state-emergence
The applications of stable isotope research in Canada锟絪 archaeological past: reconstruction of ancient diets in the northwest Pacific coast, the Canadian Prairies and southern Ontario
Stable isotopic research has provided archaeologists with a unique window to
the past. Using stable isotopes, archaeologists are able to determine various
social, economic, and political aspects of a past population. Furthermore, with
isotopic research one is also able to reconstruct the environmental and
ecological context in which a past society lived. The focus of this article will be
upon the recent isotopic research undertaken to better understand dietary
trends among various groups in Canada's prehistory. Specifically, this article will
focus upon understanding the importance of marine resources among the
groups living along the Northwest coast of British Columbia, as well as
understanding the spread and consumption of maize among groups in the
Canadian Prairies and southern Ontario. This paper, then, will largely be a
summation of past archeological research to highlight the progress that has
been made in the last few decades in understanding Canada's rich and
colourful past.Las investigaciones de isot贸pos estables ha proporcionado a los arque贸logos
una ventana 煤nica acerca del pasado. Con el empleo de is贸topos estables, los
arque贸logos pueden determinar diversos aspectos sociales, econ贸micos y
pol铆ticos de una poblaci贸n antigua. Por otra parte, la investigaci贸n isot贸pica es
tambi茅n capaz de reconstruir el contexto ambiental y ecol贸gico en el que una
sociedad del pasado ha vivido. El objetivo de este art铆culo ser谩 sobre las
recientes investigaciones isot贸picas comprometidas para entender mejor las
tendencias diet茅ticas entre diversos grupos de la prehistoria de Canad谩. En
concreto, este art铆culo se centrar谩 en la comprensi贸n de la importancia de los
recursos marinos entre los grupos que viven a lo largo de la costa noroeste de
la Columbia Brit谩nica, as铆 como la comprensi贸n de la difusi贸n y el consumo de
ma铆z entre los grupos en las praderas canadienses de Ontario y el sur. Este
documento, por tanto, ser谩 en gran medida un resumen de la investigaci贸n
arqueol贸gica pasado para resaltar los avances que se han realizado en las
煤ltimas d茅cadas en la comprensi贸n de un pasado rico y colorido de Canad谩