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�s 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 isotópos estables ha proporcionado a los arqueólogos una ventana única acerca del pasado. Con el empleo de isótopos estables, los arqueólogos pueden determinar diversos aspectos sociales, económicos y políticos de una población antigua. Por otra parte, la investigación isotópica es también capaz de reconstruir el contexto ambiental y ecológico en el que una sociedad del pasado ha vivido. El objetivo de este artículo será sobre las recientes investigaciones isotópicas comprometidas para entender mejor las tendencias dietéticas entre diversos grupos de la prehistoria de Canadá. En concreto, este artículo se centrará en la comprensión de la importancia de los recursos marinos entre los grupos que viven a lo largo de la costa noroeste de la Columbia Británica, así como la comprensión de la difusión y el consumo de maíz entre los grupos en las praderas canadienses de Ontario y el sur. Este documento, por tanto, será en gran medida un resumen de la investigación arqueológica pasado para resaltar los avances que se han realizado en las últimas décadas en la comprensión de un pasado rico y colorido de Canadá