Inhaltsangabe: Zooarchaeology in Practice :

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).
Schlagworte:	Animal remains (Archaeology). Animals, Fossil. Electronic books.
Parallelausgabe:	Zooarchaeology in Practice : Case Studies in Methodology and Interpretation in Archaeofaunal Analysis (Print version:)
Online Zugang:	Available online

Inhaltsangabe:

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.
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.
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.
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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