D Emslie
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1963 |
|---|---|
| NOME | D Emslie |
| PRENOMES | D |
| SOBRENOME | Emslie |
| ASSINATURA | EMSLIE D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9112-5690 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 52 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1978 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
From bone chemistry to human demography
First-ever multi-method approach to Iberian Copper Age society, including standard bioarchaeological approach, amelogenin peptide analysis, stable strontium analysis, aDNA and total mercury analysis. • Based on a sample of 126 well-dated and well-contextualized individuals from the Valencina Copper Age mega-site. • Discussion of results included burial rites and gestures, sex and age demographics, pathologies, mobility, biological kinship, ancest…
Beautiful, Magic, Lethal
Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented for its total elimination from human activity. But this was not always the case: mercury and its compounds have been highly appreciated and used since remote times all over the world with very diverse purposes ranging from decorative, medicinal, metallurgical and symbolic. In p…
The use and abuse of cinnabar in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia
In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from individual or collective burials was sampled, mostly using cortical bone from the humerus. These individuals were recovered from over 50 different funerary structures ranging from tholoi, pits, caves, and hypogea. Although cinnabar (HgS) is a likely cause of mercury po…
In Memoriam
Late Quaternary vertebrates from the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado, and small-mammal community resilience to climate change since the last glacial maximum
The Upper Gunnison Basin (UGB), Colorado, is a montane region characterized by unusual physiography and topographic isolation. Excavations of three caves in the UGB provide one of the most diverse records of high-elevation late Quaternary vertebrates in North America. The localities, Haystack Cave (2450 m above sea level [m asl]), Cement Creek Cave (2860 m asl), and Signature Cave (3055 m asl), together provide a near-continuous record of vertebr…
Holocene occupation history of pygoscelid penguins at Stranger Point, King George (25 de Mayo) Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula
We report additional fossil evidence for pygoscelid penguins breeding on King George (25 de Mayo) Island, South Shetland Islands, in the Holocene beginning at ~7000 cal. yr BP. This evidence comes from a raised marine beach deposit formerly studied and described as Pingfo I at Stranger Point, Potter Peninsula. We relocated and exposed deposits at this site and recovered additional samples of penguin bones from five stratigraphic beds that are red…
Mercury in archaeological human bone
Steven A. Weber and the Birth of the Society of Ethnobiology
The origin and early history of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Society of Ethnobiology in Arizona in the late 1970s and early 1980s are reviewed in respect to the contributions of Steven A. Weber. The roles of Lyndon Hargrave, James Stuckey, and Prescott Center College in this history are documented, along with the events leading to the incorporation of the non-profit Society of Ethnobiology in 1981. Steven Weber became the first President of th…
Stable Isotopes in Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( Marmota Flaviventris ) Fossils Reveal Environmental Stability in the Late Quaternary of the Colorado Rocky Mountains
High elevation plant and animal communities are considered extremely sensitive to environmental change. We investigated an exceptional fossil record of yellow-bellied marmot ( Marmota flaviventris ) specimens that was recovered from Cement Creek Cave (elev. 2860 m) and ranged in age from radiocarbon background circa 49.8 cal ka BP to ~ 1 cal ka BP. We coupled isotopic and radiocarbon measurements (δ 18 O, δD, δ 15 N, δ 13 C, and 14 C) of bone col…
Late Holocene Climate Change and the Origin of the “Figurine Complex” In Grand Canyon, Arizona
Hundreds of split-twig figurines have been recovered from caves in Grand Canyon and are associated with a hunting ritual that dates from 4200–3100 14C yrs before present (BP). The caves chosen for this ritual all have Pleistocene remains of big game animals visible in packrat middens or surface deposits at the entrances. Presumably, Archaic hunter-gatherers identified these sites as entrances to the Underworld where the fossil remains represented…
Stable isotopes reflect the ecological stability of two high-elevation mammals from the late Quaternary of Colorado
The vertebrate fossil record of Cement Creek Cave, Colorado, spans from ≫ 45,000 yr ago to the present and represents the richest stratified series of high-elevation (≫ 2900 m) mammal remains known from the late Quaternary of North America. Stable carbon and oxygen isotope analyses of tooth enamel were used to assess potential ecological responses of two species found commonly throughout the cave, Yellow-bellied marmots ( Marmota flaviventris ) a…
Tropical and western influences in vertebrate faunas from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Florida
Age and taphonomy of abandoned penguin rookeries in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Investigations on the age and taphonomy of modern and abandoned penguin rookeries were completed in the Antarctic Peninsula region, 1992–1994. Systematic collection and identification of bones from modern rookeries of Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), chinstrap ( P. antarctica ), and gentoo ( P. papua ) penguins indicate a bias in element preservation for humeri, furcula, femora, and tibiotarsi. More than 73% of the individuals represented by these …
Split-Twig Figurines in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Five previously unreported, relatively undisturbed caves in the high vertical cliffs of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, provide new information on Archaic culture and the function of split-twig figurines. Radiocarbon dates indicate cultural use of these sites between 4390–3700 B.P. and correspond in age with similar localities in the Grand Canyon. Unlike most other Archaic sites in the Grand Canyon, these sites contain numerous rock cairns a…
Osteological Identification of Long-Eared and Short-Eared Owls
The long-eared owl (Asio otus) and short-eared owl (A. flammeus) are indistinguishable by bone morphology alone. Since they inhabit contrasting ecological situations, identification of their bones from prehistoric sites is important for paleoenvironmental interpretations. Measurements on long bones of modern specimens indicate these species can be identified by bone size. Tables are presented for use by the analyst in identifying complete or frag…
Birds and prehistoric agriculture
Prehistoric Agricultural Ecosystems
Excavations at Pottery Mound, a large Pueblo ruin located on the banks of the Rio Puerco in New Mexico, have recovered over 4,000 bird bones representing 50 species. The habitats of these birds include grassland, marshland, canal- and riverbank, Pinyon-juniper forest, and coniferous forest. Instead of attributing this diversity to changing climate or long-distance hunting expeditions away from the pueblo, I employ the 'garden hunting' model, whic…
Avifauna from the Curtis Site, Southeastern Arizona
A total of 43 individual bird bones and three partial bird skeletons representing 19 species were recovered from excavations at the Curtis Site in Graham County, southeastern Arizona. Although there is a wide variety of species represented in a relatively small sample of bone, most of the species still occur in the site region and suggest little or no ecological changes from A.D. 1300 until today. Historic records, however, indicate the area has …
Osteological Identification of Sandhill Crane versus Turkey
Bones of two cranes, the sandhill crane [Grus canadensis] and the whooping crane [Grus americana], can occur in archaeological sites in North America. Fragments of these bones are frequently and easily confused with similar bone fragments of the common turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]. To preclude these errors, identification techniques are provided for major elements of the sandhill crane and turkey
Dog Burials from Mancos Canyon, Colorado
Twenty whole or partial dog burials were recovered from archaeological excavations in Mancos Canyon, southwestern Colorado, ranging in age from Pueblo I to Pueblo III (A.D. 800–1150) or during the Piedra through McElmo phases of the local time sequence. Since information on prehistoric canid remains is rarely reported, the measurements of these dogs are presented. Comparisons of these measurements with other data reveal all of the mature dog buri…
Mercury in archaeological human bone
Prehistoric Agricultural Ecosystems
Excavations at Pottery Mound, a large Pueblo ruin located on the banks of the Rio Puerco in New Mexico, have recovered over 4,000 bird bones representing 50 species. The habitats of these birds include grassland, marshland, canal- and riverbank, Pinyon-juniper forest, and coniferous forest. Instead of attributing this diversity to changing climate or long-distance hunting expeditions away from the pueblo, I employ the 'garden hunting' model, whic…
The use and abuse of cinnabar in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia
In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from individual or collective burials was sampled, mostly using cortical bone from the humerus. These individuals were recovered from over 50 different funerary structures ranging from tholoi, pits, caves, and hypogea. Although cinnabar (HgS) is a likely cause of mercury po…
Osteological Identification of Sandhill Crane versus Turkey
Bones of two cranes, the sandhill crane [Grus canadensis] and the whooping crane [Grus americana], can occur in archaeological sites in North America. Fragments of these bones are frequently and easily confused with similar bone fragments of the common turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]. To preclude these errors, identification techniques are provided for major elements of the sandhill crane and turkey
Dog Burials from Mancos Canyon, Colorado
Twenty whole or partial dog burials were recovered from archaeological excavations in Mancos Canyon, southwestern Colorado, ranging in age from Pueblo I to Pueblo III (A.D. 800–1150) or during the Piedra through McElmo phases of the local time sequence. Since information on prehistoric canid remains is rarely reported, the measurements of these dogs are presented. Comparisons of these measurements with other data reveal all of the mature dog buri…
Avifauna from the Curtis Site, Southeastern Arizona
A total of 43 individual bird bones and three partial bird skeletons representing 19 species were recovered from excavations at the Curtis Site in Graham County, southeastern Arizona. Although there is a wide variety of species represented in a relatively small sample of bone, most of the species still occur in the site region and suggest little or no ecological changes from A.D. 1300 until today. Historic records, however, indicate the area has …
Beautiful, Magic, Lethal
Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented for its total elimination from human activity. But this was not always the case: mercury and its compounds have been highly appreciated and used since remote times all over the world with very diverse purposes ranging from decorative, medicinal, metallurgical and symbolic. In p…
Split-Twig Figurines in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Five previously unreported, relatively undisturbed caves in the high vertical cliffs of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, provide new information on Archaic culture and the function of split-twig figurines. Radiocarbon dates indicate cultural use of these sites between 4390–3700 B.P. and correspond in age with similar localities in the Grand Canyon. Unlike most other Archaic sites in the Grand Canyon, these sites contain numerous rock cairns a…
Holocene occupation history of pygoscelid penguins at Stranger Point, King George (25 de Mayo) Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula
We report additional fossil evidence for pygoscelid penguins breeding on King George (25 de Mayo) Island, South Shetland Islands, in the Holocene beginning at ~7000 cal. yr BP. This evidence comes from a raised marine beach deposit formerly studied and described as Pingfo I at Stranger Point, Potter Peninsula. We relocated and exposed deposits at this site and recovered additional samples of penguin bones from five stratigraphic beds that are red…
Age and taphonomy of abandoned penguin rookeries in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Investigations on the age and taphonomy of modern and abandoned penguin rookeries were completed in the Antarctic Peninsula region, 1992–1994. Systematic collection and identification of bones from modern rookeries of Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), chinstrap ( P. antarctica ), and gentoo ( P. papua ) penguins indicate a bias in element preservation for humeri, furcula, femora, and tibiotarsi. More than 73% of the individuals represented by these …
Dog Burials from Mancos Canyon, Colorado
Twenty whole or partial dog burials were recovered from archaeological excavations in Mancos Canyon, southwestern Colorado, ranging in age from Pueblo I to Pueblo III (A.D. 800–1150) or during the Piedra through McElmo phases of the local time sequence. Since information on prehistoric canid remains is rarely reported, the measurements of these dogs are presented. Comparisons of these measurements with other data reveal all of the mature dog buri…
Avifauna from the Curtis Site, Southeastern Arizona
A total of 43 individual bird bones and three partial bird skeletons representing 19 species were recovered from excavations at the Curtis Site in Graham County, southeastern Arizona. Although there is a wide variety of species represented in a relatively small sample of bone, most of the species still occur in the site region and suggest little or no ecological changes from A.D. 1300 until today. Historic records, however, indicate the area has …
Osteological Identification of Sandhill Crane versus Turkey
Bones of two cranes, the sandhill crane [Grus canadensis] and the whooping crane [Grus americana], can occur in archaeological sites in North America. Fragments of these bones are frequently and easily confused with similar bone fragments of the common turkey [Meleagris gallopavo]. To preclude these errors, identification techniques are provided for major elements of the sandhill crane and turkey
Birds and prehistoric agriculture
Prehistoric Agricultural Ecosystems
Excavations at Pottery Mound, a large Pueblo ruin located on the banks of the Rio Puerco in New Mexico, have recovered over 4,000 bird bones representing 50 species. The habitats of these birds include grassland, marshland, canal- and riverbank, Pinyon-juniper forest, and coniferous forest. Instead of attributing this diversity to changing climate or long-distance hunting expeditions away from the pueblo, I employ the 'garden hunting' model, whic…
Osteological Identification of Long-Eared and Short-Eared Owls
The long-eared owl (Asio otus) and short-eared owl (A. flammeus) are indistinguishable by bone morphology alone. Since they inhabit contrasting ecological situations, identification of their bones from prehistoric sites is important for paleoenvironmental interpretations. Measurements on long bones of modern specimens indicate these species can be identified by bone size. Tables are presented for use by the analyst in identifying complete or frag…
Age and taphonomy of abandoned penguin rookeries in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Investigations on the age and taphonomy of modern and abandoned penguin rookeries were completed in the Antarctic Peninsula region, 1992–1994. Systematic collection and identification of bones from modern rookeries of Adélie ( Pygoscelis adeliae ), chinstrap ( P. antarctica ), and gentoo ( P. papua ) penguins indicate a bias in element preservation for humeri, furcula, femora, and tibiotarsi. More than 73% of the individuals represented by these …
Split-Twig Figurines in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Five previously unreported, relatively undisturbed caves in the high vertical cliffs of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, provide new information on Archaic culture and the function of split-twig figurines. Radiocarbon dates indicate cultural use of these sites between 4390–3700 B.P. and correspond in age with similar localities in the Grand Canyon. Unlike most other Archaic sites in the Grand Canyon, these sites contain numerous rock cairns a…
Tropical and western influences in vertebrate faunas from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Florida
Stable isotopes reflect the ecological stability of two high-elevation mammals from the late Quaternary of Colorado
The vertebrate fossil record of Cement Creek Cave, Colorado, spans from ≫ 45,000 yr ago to the present and represents the richest stratified series of high-elevation (≫ 2900 m) mammal remains known from the late Quaternary of North America. Stable carbon and oxygen isotope analyses of tooth enamel were used to assess potential ecological responses of two species found commonly throughout the cave, Yellow-bellied marmots ( Marmota flaviventris ) a…
Late Holocene Climate Change and the Origin of the “Figurine Complex” In Grand Canyon, Arizona
Hundreds of split-twig figurines have been recovered from caves in Grand Canyon and are associated with a hunting ritual that dates from 4200–3100 14C yrs before present (BP). The caves chosen for this ritual all have Pleistocene remains of big game animals visible in packrat middens or surface deposits at the entrances. Presumably, Archaic hunter-gatherers identified these sites as entrances to the Underworld where the fossil remains represented…
Stable Isotopes in Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( Marmota Flaviventris ) Fossils Reveal Environmental Stability in the Late Quaternary of the Colorado Rocky Mountains
High elevation plant and animal communities are considered extremely sensitive to environmental change. We investigated an exceptional fossil record of yellow-bellied marmot ( Marmota flaviventris ) specimens that was recovered from Cement Creek Cave (elev. 2860 m) and ranged in age from radiocarbon background circa 49.8 cal ka BP to ~ 1 cal ka BP. We coupled isotopic and radiocarbon measurements (δ 18 O, δD, δ 15 N, δ 13 C, and 14 C) of bone col…
Steven A. Weber and the Birth of the Society of Ethnobiology
The origin and early history of the Journal of Ethnobiology and Society of Ethnobiology in Arizona in the late 1970s and early 1980s are reviewed in respect to the contributions of Steven A. Weber. The roles of Lyndon Hargrave, James Stuckey, and Prescott Center College in this history are documented, along with the events leading to the incorporation of the non-profit Society of Ethnobiology in 1981. Steven Weber became the first President of th…
Late Quaternary vertebrates from the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado, and small-mammal community resilience to climate change since the last glacial maximum
The Upper Gunnison Basin (UGB), Colorado, is a montane region characterized by unusual physiography and topographic isolation. Excavations of three caves in the UGB provide one of the most diverse records of high-elevation late Quaternary vertebrates in North America. The localities, Haystack Cave (2450 m above sea level [m asl]), Cement Creek Cave (2860 m asl), and Signature Cave (3055 m asl), together provide a near-continuous record of vertebr…
Holocene occupation history of pygoscelid penguins at Stranger Point, King George (25 de Mayo) Island, northern Antarctic Peninsula
We report additional fossil evidence for pygoscelid penguins breeding on King George (25 de Mayo) Island, South Shetland Islands, in the Holocene beginning at ~7000 cal. yr BP. This evidence comes from a raised marine beach deposit formerly studied and described as Pingfo I at Stranger Point, Potter Peninsula. We relocated and exposed deposits at this site and recovered additional samples of penguin bones from five stratigraphic beds that are red…
Mercury in archaeological human bone
In Memoriam
The use and abuse of cinnabar in Late Neolithic and Copper Age Iberia
In this study, total mercury (THg) was analyzed in archaeological human bone from 23 sites dating to between the Middle Neolithic and the Antiquity. A total of 370 individuals from individual or collective burials was sampled, mostly using cortical bone from the humerus. These individuals were recovered from over 50 different funerary structures ranging from tholoi, pits, caves, and hypogea. Although cinnabar (HgS) is a likely cause of mercury po…
Beautiful, Magic, Lethal
Today, mercury is a matter of concern for health and environmental authorities across western countries, and legislation has been passed and programs have been implemented for its total elimination from human activity. But this was not always the case: mercury and its compounds have been highly appreciated and used since remote times all over the world with very diverse purposes ranging from decorative, medicinal, metallurgical and symbolic. In p…
From bone chemistry to human demography
First-ever multi-method approach to Iberian Copper Age society, including standard bioarchaeological approach, amelogenin peptide analysis, stable strontium analysis, aDNA and total mercury analysis. • Based on a sample of 126 well-dated and well-contextualized individuals from the Valencina Copper Age mega-site. • Discussion of results included burial rites and gestures, sex and age demographics, pathologies, mobility, biological kinship, ancest…
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