Kristin D Sobolik
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 78651 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Kristin D Sobolik |
| NOMBRES | Kristin D |
| APELLIDO | Sobolik |
| FIRMA | SOBOLIK K D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Maine |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 11 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 49 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1991 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Left for the Tide to Take Back”
Archaeological investigations at Holmes Point West (Maine site 62-8) on the eastern Maine coast yielded evidence of different processing and disposal practices for two seal species: gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). The site is associated with a ritually charged place, near an unusual concentration of petroglyphs (rock art) on Machias Bay. The faunal remains are interpreted in the context of Algonquin oral tradition…
Brief communication
We present the oldest genetically identified dog in the Americas, directly dated to 9,260 ± 170 Cal. B.P. The DNA was extracted from an occipital condyle imbedded in a human paleofecal sample from Hinds Cave in southwest Texas. A 368 base pair fragment of the mitochondrial genome control region was sequenced. These data were analyzed with comparable data, which included other ancient dogs and extant dogs, wolves and coyotes from around the world.…
Skeleton of Extinct North American Sea Mink ( Mustela macrodon )
Mustela macrodon (extinct sea mink) is known only from prehistoric and historic Native American shell middens dating less than 5100 years old along coastal islands of the Gulf of Maine, northeastern North America. The species is distinct from all known extant subspecies of M. vison (American mink) but still belongs to the North American subgenus Vison. Metric comparisons between M. macrodon and five subspecies of M. vison, using skull, mandible, …
Indoor Versus Outdoor Firepit Usage
This paper summarizes results from an intensive study of 28 firepits from the NAN Ranch Ruin, a prehistoric Mimbres site, in order to understand differences in prehistoric use of indoor and outdoor firepits. This study reveals that indoor and outdoor firepits were used for cooking and processing food, although outdoor firepits were more frequently used for processing wild plants with seed remains. Small animals were cooked in both indoor and outd…
Lithic Organic Residue Analysis
Organic residue analysis from the surface and edges of lithic artifacts is a useful technique to determine stone tool function. This study reports the results of organic residue analysis from 55 stone tools excavated from Hinds Cave in the lower Pecos region of southwestern Texas. Organic residue analysis is combined with stone tool edge-angle and use-wear analysis to determine correlations between tool type and tool function, and types of materi…
Dietary Variability among Prehistoric Forager-Farmers of Eastern North America
Direct Evidence for Prehistoric Sex Differences
Technical note
Analysis of 12 prehistoric human paleofecal specimens from the Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky has produced the first estimate of biological sex using fecal material from ancient humans. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating indicates that the specimens range in age from ca. 2700 B.P. to 2300 B.P. Dietary contents and steroids were extracted and analyzed. Chromatography and radioimmunoassay were used to measure levels of testostero…
Microscopic Epidermal Identification of Some Common Desertic Plants
Wildlife ecologists have extensively used the identification of epidermal fragments recovered from digestive tracts and feces to determine the diet of various animals. Archaeologists, however, generally have not used this technique to identify botanical remains recovered from archaeological contexts. This article points out the accessibility of literature needed to conduct microscopic epidermal identification, reviews the methods and techniques, …
Direct Evidence for the Importance of Small Animals to Prehistoric Diets
Researchers tend to underestimate or ignore the importance of small animals to the prehistoric diet due to the difficulty of separating cultural from noncultural faunal debris excavated from sites. Human coprolite analyses (dessicated human feces) indicate prehistoric dietary consumption of small animals. The large number of coprolites analyzed from North America reveals direct ingestion of small animals and indicates that small animal remains fr…
Prehistoric Diet From the Lower Pecos Region of Texas
The analysis of 38 coprolites provides a unique view of the diet, health, and subsistence of a group of hunter-gatherers of the Chzhuahuan Desert region of southwestern Texas. These prehistoric peoples occupied Baker Cave. Val Verde County, at approximately A.D. 900. The analysis is centered on the micro and macroremains recovered from the coprolite samples which were excavated from a latrine area near the front of the limestone rockshelter. From…
Dietary Variability among Prehistoric Forager-Farmers of Eastern North America
Prehistoric Diet From the Lower Pecos Region of Texas
The analysis of 38 coprolites provides a unique view of the diet, health, and subsistence of a group of hunter-gatherers of the Chzhuahuan Desert region of southwestern Texas. These prehistoric peoples occupied Baker Cave. Val Verde County, at approximately A.D. 900. The analysis is centered on the micro and macroremains recovered from the coprolite samples which were excavated from a latrine area near the front of the limestone rockshelter. From…
Brief communication
We present the oldest genetically identified dog in the Americas, directly dated to 9,260 ± 170 Cal. B.P. The DNA was extracted from an occipital condyle imbedded in a human paleofecal sample from Hinds Cave in southwest Texas. A 368 base pair fragment of the mitochondrial genome control region was sequenced. These data were analyzed with comparable data, which included other ancient dogs and extant dogs, wolves and coyotes from around the world.…
Left for the Tide to Take Back”
Archaeological investigations at Holmes Point West (Maine site 62-8) on the eastern Maine coast yielded evidence of different processing and disposal practices for two seal species: gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). The site is associated with a ritually charged place, near an unusual concentration of petroglyphs (rock art) on Machias Bay. The faunal remains are interpreted in the context of Algonquin oral tradition…
Lithic Organic Residue Analysis
Organic residue analysis from the surface and edges of lithic artifacts is a useful technique to determine stone tool function. This study reports the results of organic residue analysis from 55 stone tools excavated from Hinds Cave in the lower Pecos region of southwestern Texas. Organic residue analysis is combined with stone tool edge-angle and use-wear analysis to determine correlations between tool type and tool function, and types of materi…
Indoor Versus Outdoor Firepit Usage
This paper summarizes results from an intensive study of 28 firepits from the NAN Ranch Ruin, a prehistoric Mimbres site, in order to understand differences in prehistoric use of indoor and outdoor firepits. This study reveals that indoor and outdoor firepits were used for cooking and processing food, although outdoor firepits were more frequently used for processing wild plants with seed remains. Small animals were cooked in both indoor and outd…
Microscopic Epidermal Identification of Some Common Desertic Plants
Wildlife ecologists have extensively used the identification of epidermal fragments recovered from digestive tracts and feces to determine the diet of various animals. Archaeologists, however, generally have not used this technique to identify botanical remains recovered from archaeological contexts. This article points out the accessibility of literature needed to conduct microscopic epidermal identification, reviews the methods and techniques, …
Prehistoric Diet From the Lower Pecos Region of Texas
The analysis of 38 coprolites provides a unique view of the diet, health, and subsistence of a group of hunter-gatherers of the Chzhuahuan Desert region of southwestern Texas. These prehistoric peoples occupied Baker Cave. Val Verde County, at approximately A.D. 900. The analysis is centered on the micro and macroremains recovered from the coprolite samples which were excavated from a latrine area near the front of the limestone rockshelter. From…
Direct Evidence for the Importance of Small Animals to Prehistoric Diets
Researchers tend to underestimate or ignore the importance of small animals to the prehistoric diet due to the difficulty of separating cultural from noncultural faunal debris excavated from sites. Human coprolite analyses (dessicated human feces) indicate prehistoric dietary consumption of small animals. The large number of coprolites analyzed from North America reveals direct ingestion of small animals and indicates that small animal remains fr…
Microscopic Epidermal Identification of Some Common Desertic Plants
Wildlife ecologists have extensively used the identification of epidermal fragments recovered from digestive tracts and feces to determine the diet of various animals. Archaeologists, however, generally have not used this technique to identify botanical remains recovered from archaeological contexts. This article points out the accessibility of literature needed to conduct microscopic epidermal identification, reviews the methods and techniques, …
Lithic Organic Residue Analysis
Organic residue analysis from the surface and edges of lithic artifacts is a useful technique to determine stone tool function. This study reports the results of organic residue analysis from 55 stone tools excavated from Hinds Cave in the lower Pecos region of southwestern Texas. Organic residue analysis is combined with stone tool edge-angle and use-wear analysis to determine correlations between tool type and tool function, and types of materi…
Dietary Variability among Prehistoric Forager-Farmers of Eastern North America
Direct Evidence for Prehistoric Sex Differences
Technical note
Analysis of 12 prehistoric human paleofecal specimens from the Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky has produced the first estimate of biological sex using fecal material from ancient humans. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating indicates that the specimens range in age from ca. 2700 B.P. to 2300 B.P. Dietary contents and steroids were extracted and analyzed. Chromatography and radioimmunoassay were used to measure levels of testostero…
Indoor Versus Outdoor Firepit Usage
This paper summarizes results from an intensive study of 28 firepits from the NAN Ranch Ruin, a prehistoric Mimbres site, in order to understand differences in prehistoric use of indoor and outdoor firepits. This study reveals that indoor and outdoor firepits were used for cooking and processing food, although outdoor firepits were more frequently used for processing wild plants with seed remains. Small animals were cooked in both indoor and outd…
Skeleton of Extinct North American Sea Mink ( Mustela macrodon )
Mustela macrodon (extinct sea mink) is known only from prehistoric and historic Native American shell middens dating less than 5100 years old along coastal islands of the Gulf of Maine, northeastern North America. The species is distinct from all known extant subspecies of M. vison (American mink) but still belongs to the North American subgenus Vison. Metric comparisons between M. macrodon and five subspecies of M. vison, using skull, mandible, …
Brief communication
We present the oldest genetically identified dog in the Americas, directly dated to 9,260 ± 170 Cal. B.P. The DNA was extracted from an occipital condyle imbedded in a human paleofecal sample from Hinds Cave in southwest Texas. A 368 base pair fragment of the mitochondrial genome control region was sequenced. These data were analyzed with comparable data, which included other ancient dogs and extant dogs, wolves and coyotes from around the world.…
Left for the Tide to Take Back”
Archaeological investigations at Holmes Point West (Maine site 62-8) on the eastern Maine coast yielded evidence of different processing and disposal practices for two seal species: gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). The site is associated with a ritually charged place, near an unusual concentration of petroglyphs (rock art) on Machias Bay. The faunal remains are interpreted in the context of Algonquin oral tradition…
Archaeology (11 obras) · Geography (9 obras) · Prehistory (7 obras) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (6 obras) · Biology (5 obras) · History (4 obras) · Ecology (3 obras) · Paleopathology and ancient diseases (3 obras) · Cave (2 obras) · Ecology (2 obras)