Paleoindian Fat-Seeking Behavior
Evidence from the Hell Gap Site, Localtiy II Agate Basin Faunal Assemblage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9216680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D A Byers (0000-0001-6463-2646, University of Utah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 183 |
| Pages | 359-377 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2052546.2002.11949254 |
| OpenAlex | W2483992179 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 11 |
Analysis of the Agate Basin component faunal remains from the Hell Gap Site (48G0305) Locality II suggests that the assemblage results from a multi-dimensional formational history. Comparisons of skeletal element frequencies with models of density-mediated attrition, bison settling velocities, and several nutritional utility indices indicate that both fluvial action and the transport of high marrow value elements from kill sites to the residential base in the Hell Gap Valley may have contributed to assemblage composition. Observations of impact related conchoidal flake scars document the intensive secondary processing of long bone elements. Although skeletal part frequencies likely document several taphonomic processes, when viewed together with bone modifications they suggest that the Agate Basin Paleoindians responsible for the Locality II deposits may have practiced a fat-seeking feeding strategy stressing the transport of high bulk protein/skeletal fat utility bison parts from kill sites to the residential base at Locality II
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Fauna · Faunal assemblage · Geography · Taphonomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2021 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |