Zooarchaeology in Practice : Case Studies in Methodology and Interpretation in Archaeofaunal Analysis.

1. Verfasser: Giovas, Christian M.
Weitere Verfasser: LeFebvre, Michelle J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cham : Springer, 2017.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (326 pages).
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Parallelausgabe: Zooarchaeology in Practice : Case Studies in Methodology and Interpretation in Archaeofaunal Analysis (Print version:)
Online Zugang: Available online
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500 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. 
505 0 |a Intro -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Methods, Methodology, and Zooarchaeology in Practice -- 1.1 Methods and Methodology in Zooarchaeology -- 1.2 Zooarchaeology in Practice -- 1.3 Looking Ahead -- References -- Part I: Identification and Quantification -- Chapter 2: The History of MNI in North American Zooarchaeology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Methods and Materials -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Frequency of Use of MNI -- 2.3.2 The Term "Minimum Number of Individuals" -- 2.3.3 Meat Weight Estimation as the Catalyst for Use of MNI -- 2.3.4 MNI and Butchering Patterns -- 2.3.5 MNI and Taxonomic Abundances -- 2.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Contemporary Challenges in Zooarchaeological Specimen Identification -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Analogy and the Epistemology of Zooarchaeological Identification -- 3.3 Factors Influencing and Challenges of Zooarchaeological Identification -- 3.4 Maintaining Standard Practice in the Face of Adversity: Case Studies -- 3.5 Wider Implications: Specimen Identifications and "Big Data" in Zooarchaeology -- 3.6 Closing Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 4: Impact of Analytic Protocols on Archaeofish Abundance, Richness, and Similarity: A Caribbean-Pacific Crossover Study -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Study Assemblage and Archaeological Background -- 4.3 Methods -- 4.4 Results -- 4.4.1 Richness, Abundance, and Rank -- 4.4.2 Chi-Square Tests and Similarity Indices -- 4.5 Discussion -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Beyond Quantification: Taphonomy, Fragmentation, and Assemblage Size -- Chapter 5: Bone Taphonomy in Deep Urban Stratigraphy: Case Studies from York, United Kingdom -- 5.1 Background -- 5.2 Pre-Deposition -- 5.3 In-Ground Diagenesis -- 5.4 Excavation and After -- 5.5 Summing Up -- References. 
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505 8 |a Chapter 6: Low-Survival Skeletal Elements Track Attrition, Not Carcass Transport Behavior in Quaternary Large Mammal Assemblages -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Density-Mediated Attrition -- 6.3 Large Mammal Skeletal Element Survivorship -- 6.4 Methods -- 6.5 Results -- 6.6 Discussion -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Influence of Bone Survivorship on Taxonomic Abundance Measures -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Five Finger Ridge Site Background -- 7.3 Methods -- 7.4 Results -- 7.4.1 Site Wide Evaluation -- 7.4.2 Spatial Comparisons -- 7.4.3 Temporal Comparisons -- 7.5 Discussion -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Shell Fragmentation Beyond Screen-Size and the Reconstruction of Intra-Site Settlement Patterns: A Case Study from the West Coast of South Africa -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Case Study -- 8.2.1 Pancho's Kitchen Midden: Location, Stratigraphy and Dating -- 8.3 Methods -- 8.3.1 Quantifying Black Mussel Fragmentation -- 8.3.2 Quantifying Deposition Rates -- 8.3.3 Proxy Measure for Residential Permanence -- 8.4 Results -- 8.5 Discussion -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: The Value in Studying Large Faunal Collections Using Traditional Zooarchaeological Methods: A Case Study from Anglo-Saxon England -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Archaeological Background -- 9.2.1 West Stow -- 9.2.2 Icklingham -- 9.2.3 Brandon -- 9.3 Goals, Materials, and Methods -- 9.4 Results -- 9.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Isotopic and Biomolecular Techniques -- Chapter 10: Molluscs and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction in Island and Coastal Settings: Variability, Seasonality, and Sampling -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background -- 10.3 Research Objectives -- 10.4 Limitations -- 10.4.1 Shell Context -- 10.4.2 Shell Biology -- 10.4.3 Water Conditions -- 10.4.4 Cost -- 10.5 Effective Sampling -- 10.5.1 Sclerochronology. 
505 8 |a 10.5.2 Resolution for Seasonality -- 10.5.3 Resolution for Paleoclimate -- 10.5.4 Sample Size: Number of Shells and Sites? -- 10.6 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 11: Ancient DNA in Zooarchaeology: New Methods, New Questions and Settling Old Debates in Pacific Commensal Studies -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Commensal Approach -- 11.3 Ancient DNA in Commensal Studies -- 11.4 New Methods: Next Generation Sequencing -- 11.4.1 Ancient Mitogenomics -- 11.4.2 Application of NGS for Faunal Studies: Domestication -- 11.4.3 Application of NGS for Ancient Population Genomics -- 11.5 Application of NGS to Ancient Samples from the Pacific -- 11.6 Conclusion: Costs, Benefits and Caveats for aDNA Analyses of Faunal Remains -- References -- Chapter 12: Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) Collagen Fingerprinting for the Species Identification of Archaeological Bone Fragments -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Methods -- 12.3 Results -- 12.3.1 Mammals -- 12.3.2 Birds -- 12.3.3 Reptiles and Amphibians -- 12.3.4 Fish -- 12.4 Discussion -- 12.4.1 Sampling -- 12.4.2 Success Rates -- 12.4.3 Taxonomic Resolution -- 12.4.4 Relevance to Zooarchaeology -- 12.5 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Toward Practical Applications and Broader Syntheses -- Chapter 13: Coming to Terms with Imperfection: Comparative Studies and the Search for Grazing Impacts in Seventeenth Century New Mexico -- 13.1 Zooarchaeology and the Challenge of Regional-Scale Questions -- 13.2 Grazing Impacts in Early Colonial New Mexico? -- 13.3 The Data -- 13.4 The Challenges -- 13.4.1 Mechanical Problems -- 13.4.2 Chronological Resolution -- 13.4.3 Site Type Diversity -- 13.5 What Can We Know? -- References -- Chapter 14: Zooarchaeology Method and Practice in Classical Archaeology: Interdisciplinary Pathways Forward -- 14.1 Introduction. 
505 8 |a 14.2 Zooarchaeology and the "Sacred/Secular" Debate for Meat Consumption in Greek Antiquity -- 14.3 Interrelationships of Ancient Textual, Iconographical, and Zooarchaeological Evidence in Determining "Breeds" of Animals in Antiquity -- 14.4 Isotopes and Other Advancements in Zooarchaeological Method and Practice and Their Potential Within Classical Archaeology -- 14.5 Conclusions -- References -- Glossary of Works of Classical Authors Referenced in the Text (Following Oxford Classical Dictionary) -- Chapter 15: Assessing California Mussel (Mytilus californianus) Size Changes Through Deep Time: A Methodological Case Study from San Miguel Island, California -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Background -- 15.3 Methods and Materials -- 15.4 Results -- 15.5 Discussion -- 15.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16: Concluding Remarks -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Taphonomy -- 16.3 Quantification -- 16.4 Identification -- 16.5 Biometry -- 16.6 Sample Size and Scale of Analysis -- 16.7 Biomolecular and Isotopic Applications -- 16.8 Summing Up -- References -- Index. 
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