Taphonomic evidence for site formation processes at fort Christanna

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4725243
AutoresDavid B Landon (Michigan Technological University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1992
Volumen2
Número4
Páginas351-359
Fecha de publicación1992-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.1390020412
OpenAlexW2144604514
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas8

Fort Christanna was an early eighteenth century Indian trading post on the western frontier of Virginia. This paper describes and interprets the faunal remains recovered during three seasons of excavation at the site. Taxonomic and body part representation are examined to gain insight into diet on the frontier, food provisioning at the fort, and the relationship between the fort's occupants and the neighbouring Indian settlement. These interpretations are limited by the poor preservation apparent in the faunal assemblage. The patterning of a variety of different surface modifications is explored to understand the taphonomic history of the assemblage. These characteristics of the assemblage seem to be related largely to the bone refuse disposal practices of the fort's occupants, and thus give important insight into a crucial aspect of the site formation processes

Archaeology · Biology · Excavation · Fauna · Faunal assemblage · Frontier · Geography · Taphonomy · Zooarchaeology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology