Mark G Plew
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 252879 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Mark G Plew |
| NOMBRES | Mark G |
| APELLIDO | Plew |
| FIRMA | PLEW M G |
| AFILIACIONES | Boise State University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1979 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Inferring Human Predation and Land Use
Shell middens of Guyana’s northwestern coast are a tangible stratified archive of prehistoric occupation and land use during the Holocene, an era of increased human impacts on the landscape. This study integrates stable isotope and zooarchaeological evidence to understand prehistoric land use, shell midden function, and the complex relationship between archaic populations and their landscape. We synthesize recently excavated data and archival mus…
Perspectives on Early Amazonian Agriculture from Guyana and Venezuela
Debates about prehistoric Amazonian subsistence, social organization, and landscape use have ranged from ethnographically based characterizations of relatively mobile foragers to archaeological evidence that suggests sedentary agriculturalists. Recently, great antiquity of settled agriculture and complex social organization has been asserted for portions of the northern Amazon. However, the role of theory and inferences drawn from habitat diversi…
The Pottery Hill Site
Assessing the Early Holocene Environment of Northwestern Guyana
This study uses stable carbon δ13C and oxygen δ18O isotope compositions data to assess the extent to which diet breadths of northwestern Guyana changed during the Holocene. We analyzed human bone and enamel remains from seven shell mound sites dating between 7500 and 2600 BP. Our analyses demonstrate some constancy in C3 plant availability during the past several thousand years, though we note increasing reliance on such plants beginning in the E…
Fuel exploitation as a factor in Shoshone winter mobility
This paper estimates fuel exploitation as a way of assessing the extent to which use of firewood in the Desert West should be considered an important factor in determining on the basis of seasonal use, how quickly available wood stores would be exploited. Recognizing that more mobile foragers during spring-fall may not be seriously impacted by fuel availability, we focus our discussion on the potential impact of fuel depletion during the winter p…
The Use of Contemporary Harvest Data as a Means of Thinking about Prehistoric Resource Depression
The presence/absence of faunal remains are often used to suggest that shifts in prey choice reflect resource intensification or depression. The archaeological record, however, is typically incomplete owing to issues of discovery, preservation, and data recovery. Though analysis of faunal assemblages provides some indication of diet breadth, they provide little insight as to the relationship between resource potentials and human population densiti…
Archaeological Evidence of Storage on the Snake River Plain
This article reviews the archaeological evidence for storage on the Snake River Plain. A review of the literature indicates the presence of four types of facilities that include small shallow oval-basin shaped pits with rounded bottoms, larger but shallow oval-shaped pits, sagebrush platforms in ice caves, and stone and grass platform beds. The evidence of storage features is, however, quite limited in the Middle and Late Archaic periods. Though …
The Archaeological Occurrence of Bison on the Snake River Plain
This article documents the archaeological occurrence of bison (Bison bison) on the Snake River Plain. Evidence from thirty-two Paleoindian and Archaic sites suggests that use of bison occurred on the western and eastern Plain. Sites reflect a variety of local environments and activities. The presence of bison, though relatively common in Late Archaic contexts, does not suggest that bison were depended upon as a major resource. Contrary to Butler'…
Elucidation of Size Patterning in Phytolith Assemblages by Field-Flow Fractionation
Aboriginal Sturgeon Exploitation on the Middle Snake River, Idaho
This article examines the potential of harvesting and processing sturgeon and assesses its potential nutritional or dietary value as a food resource. Using examples from the Middle Snake River and other areas, catch ratios, handling time, and caloric values are calculated. Analysis of existing data suggests that while sturgeon were utilized, they may not have been optimal in the aboriginal diet
Modelling Alternative Subsistence Strategies for the Middle Snake River
This article models acquisition costs and nutritional returns for Late Archaic (post-A.D. 1200) peoples of the Middle Snake River. It is an attempt to demonstrate probable deficiencies in the ethnographic record relating to storage for winter consumption and to provide for the generation of hypotheses which may explain diversity in the recent archaeological record. The article proposes three alternative subsistence strategies: relatively sedentar…
Additional Comments on the Five Fingers and “Y” Complexes
Archaeological Assemblage Variability in Fishing Locales of the Western Snake River Plain
This article describes assemblage variability at fishing localities on the Western Snake River Plain. Four assemblage types are recognized on the basis of artifact categories and non-artifactual remains which assist in definition of site function and seasonality
Perspectives
A Reassessment of the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps, Southwest Idaho
In a 1976 paper, Agenbroad described the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps in southwestern Idaho. The features are described as Classic Plains Bison Jumps. This paper evaluates Agenbroadˈs contention in view of the archaeological and ethnographic data for southwest Idaho as it relates to bison. Further, a recent reexamination of the faunal remains from the Five Fingers Jump is reviewed. The sites are interpreted as probable artiodactyl hunting f…
Perspectives
Southern Idaho Plain
In a recent paper I (Plew 1979b) discussed the distribution of Fremont-like ceramics in southwestern and southern Idaho and sug gested that the pottery, which I called Southern Idaho Plain, may have been introduced by northward expanding Sho shoneans familiar with Fremont wares. But ler's rhetorical question What are the Facts? seems enigmatic in view of the fact that his comments are peripheral to the central theme of my paper, a theme also disc…
Southern Idaho Plain
It is proposed that a new pottery type referred to as “Southern Idaho Plain” be recognized to distinguish a more finely made pottery than the classic thick walled, flat-bottomed vessels characteristically referred to as “Shoshoni” ware. Strong similarities of this pottery with Great Salt Lake Gray variants, suggests the extension of a Fremont or Sevier pottery tradition into southern Idaho
Modelling Alternative Subsistence Strategies for the Middle Snake River
This article models acquisition costs and nutritional returns for Late Archaic (post-A.D. 1200) peoples of the Middle Snake River. It is an attempt to demonstrate probable deficiencies in the ethnographic record relating to storage for winter consumption and to provide for the generation of hypotheses which may explain diversity in the recent archaeological record. The article proposes three alternative subsistence strategies: relatively sedentar…
Fuel exploitation as a factor in Shoshone winter mobility
This paper estimates fuel exploitation as a way of assessing the extent to which use of firewood in the Desert West should be considered an important factor in determining on the basis of seasonal use, how quickly available wood stores would be exploited. Recognizing that more mobile foragers during spring-fall may not be seriously impacted by fuel availability, we focus our discussion on the potential impact of fuel depletion during the winter p…
Archaeological Evidence of Storage on the Snake River Plain
This article reviews the archaeological evidence for storage on the Snake River Plain. A review of the literature indicates the presence of four types of facilities that include small shallow oval-basin shaped pits with rounded bottoms, larger but shallow oval-shaped pits, sagebrush platforms in ice caves, and stone and grass platform beds. The evidence of storage features is, however, quite limited in the Middle and Late Archaic periods. Though …
The Archaeological Occurrence of Bison on the Snake River Plain
This article documents the archaeological occurrence of bison (Bison bison) on the Snake River Plain. Evidence from thirty-two Paleoindian and Archaic sites suggests that use of bison occurred on the western and eastern Plain. Sites reflect a variety of local environments and activities. The presence of bison, though relatively common in Late Archaic contexts, does not suggest that bison were depended upon as a major resource. Contrary to Butler'…
Assessing the Early Holocene Environment of Northwestern Guyana
This study uses stable carbon δ13C and oxygen δ18O isotope compositions data to assess the extent to which diet breadths of northwestern Guyana changed during the Holocene. We analyzed human bone and enamel remains from seven shell mound sites dating between 7500 and 2600 BP. Our analyses demonstrate some constancy in C3 plant availability during the past several thousand years, though we note increasing reliance on such plants beginning in the E…
Archaeological Assemblage Variability in Fishing Locales of the Western Snake River Plain
This article describes assemblage variability at fishing localities on the Western Snake River Plain. Four assemblage types are recognized on the basis of artifact categories and non-artifactual remains which assist in definition of site function and seasonality
A Reassessment of the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps, Southwest Idaho
In a 1976 paper, Agenbroad described the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps in southwestern Idaho. The features are described as Classic Plains Bison Jumps. This paper evaluates Agenbroadˈs contention in view of the archaeological and ethnographic data for southwest Idaho as it relates to bison. Further, a recent reexamination of the faunal remains from the Five Fingers Jump is reviewed. The sites are interpreted as probable artiodactyl hunting f…
Southern Idaho Plain
It is proposed that a new pottery type referred to as “Southern Idaho Plain” be recognized to distinguish a more finely made pottery than the classic thick walled, flat-bottomed vessels characteristically referred to as “Shoshoni” ware. Strong similarities of this pottery with Great Salt Lake Gray variants, suggests the extension of a Fremont or Sevier pottery tradition into southern Idaho
Additional Comments on the Five Fingers and “Y” Complexes
Southern Idaho Plain
In a recent paper I (Plew 1979b) discussed the distribution of Fremont-like ceramics in southwestern and southern Idaho and sug gested that the pottery, which I called Southern Idaho Plain, may have been introduced by northward expanding Sho shoneans familiar with Fremont wares. But ler's rhetorical question What are the Facts? seems enigmatic in view of the fact that his comments are peripheral to the central theme of my paper, a theme also disc…
Southern Idaho Plain
It is proposed that a new pottery type referred to as “Southern Idaho Plain” be recognized to distinguish a more finely made pottery than the classic thick walled, flat-bottomed vessels characteristically referred to as “Shoshoni” ware. Strong similarities of this pottery with Great Salt Lake Gray variants, suggests the extension of a Fremont or Sevier pottery tradition into southern Idaho
Southern Idaho Plain
In a recent paper I (Plew 1979b) discussed the distribution of Fremont-like ceramics in southwestern and southern Idaho and sug gested that the pottery, which I called Southern Idaho Plain, may have been introduced by northward expanding Sho shoneans familiar with Fremont wares. But ler's rhetorical question What are the Facts? seems enigmatic in view of the fact that his comments are peripheral to the central theme of my paper, a theme also disc…
Perspectives
Perspectives
A Reassessment of the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps, Southwest Idaho
In a 1976 paper, Agenbroad described the Five Fingers and “Y” Buffalo Jumps in southwestern Idaho. The features are described as Classic Plains Bison Jumps. This paper evaluates Agenbroadˈs contention in view of the archaeological and ethnographic data for southwest Idaho as it relates to bison. Further, a recent reexamination of the faunal remains from the Five Fingers Jump is reviewed. The sites are interpreted as probable artiodactyl hunting f…
Additional Comments on the Five Fingers and “Y” Complexes
Archaeological Assemblage Variability in Fishing Locales of the Western Snake River Plain
This article describes assemblage variability at fishing localities on the Western Snake River Plain. Four assemblage types are recognized on the basis of artifact categories and non-artifactual remains which assist in definition of site function and seasonality
Modelling Alternative Subsistence Strategies for the Middle Snake River
This article models acquisition costs and nutritional returns for Late Archaic (post-A.D. 1200) peoples of the Middle Snake River. It is an attempt to demonstrate probable deficiencies in the ethnographic record relating to storage for winter consumption and to provide for the generation of hypotheses which may explain diversity in the recent archaeological record. The article proposes three alternative subsistence strategies: relatively sedentar…
Elucidation of Size Patterning in Phytolith Assemblages by Field-Flow Fractionation
Aboriginal Sturgeon Exploitation on the Middle Snake River, Idaho
This article examines the potential of harvesting and processing sturgeon and assesses its potential nutritional or dietary value as a food resource. Using examples from the Middle Snake River and other areas, catch ratios, handling time, and caloric values are calculated. Analysis of existing data suggests that while sturgeon were utilized, they may not have been optimal in the aboriginal diet
The Archaeological Occurrence of Bison on the Snake River Plain
This article documents the archaeological occurrence of bison (Bison bison) on the Snake River Plain. Evidence from thirty-two Paleoindian and Archaic sites suggests that use of bison occurred on the western and eastern Plain. Sites reflect a variety of local environments and activities. The presence of bison, though relatively common in Late Archaic contexts, does not suggest that bison were depended upon as a major resource. Contrary to Butler'…
Archaeological Evidence of Storage on the Snake River Plain
This article reviews the archaeological evidence for storage on the Snake River Plain. A review of the literature indicates the presence of four types of facilities that include small shallow oval-basin shaped pits with rounded bottoms, larger but shallow oval-shaped pits, sagebrush platforms in ice caves, and stone and grass platform beds. The evidence of storage features is, however, quite limited in the Middle and Late Archaic periods. Though …
The Use of Contemporary Harvest Data as a Means of Thinking about Prehistoric Resource Depression
The presence/absence of faunal remains are often used to suggest that shifts in prey choice reflect resource intensification or depression. The archaeological record, however, is typically incomplete owing to issues of discovery, preservation, and data recovery. Though analysis of faunal assemblages provides some indication of diet breadth, they provide little insight as to the relationship between resource potentials and human population densiti…
Fuel exploitation as a factor in Shoshone winter mobility
This paper estimates fuel exploitation as a way of assessing the extent to which use of firewood in the Desert West should be considered an important factor in determining on the basis of seasonal use, how quickly available wood stores would be exploited. Recognizing that more mobile foragers during spring-fall may not be seriously impacted by fuel availability, we focus our discussion on the potential impact of fuel depletion during the winter p…
Assessing the Early Holocene Environment of Northwestern Guyana
This study uses stable carbon δ13C and oxygen δ18O isotope compositions data to assess the extent to which diet breadths of northwestern Guyana changed during the Holocene. We analyzed human bone and enamel remains from seven shell mound sites dating between 7500 and 2600 BP. Our analyses demonstrate some constancy in C3 plant availability during the past several thousand years, though we note increasing reliance on such plants beginning in the E…
Perspectives on Early Amazonian Agriculture from Guyana and Venezuela
Debates about prehistoric Amazonian subsistence, social organization, and landscape use have ranged from ethnographically based characterizations of relatively mobile foragers to archaeological evidence that suggests sedentary agriculturalists. Recently, great antiquity of settled agriculture and complex social organization has been asserted for portions of the northern Amazon. However, the role of theory and inferences drawn from habitat diversi…
The Pottery Hill Site
Inferring Human Predation and Land Use
Shell middens of Guyana’s northwestern coast are a tangible stratified archive of prehistoric occupation and land use during the Holocene, an era of increased human impacts on the landscape. This study integrates stable isotope and zooarchaeological evidence to understand prehistoric land use, shell midden function, and the complex relationship between archaic populations and their landscape. We synthesize recently excavated data and archival mus…
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