Kristine M Bovy
Biographic Data
| ID | 5636930 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristine M Bovy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristine M |
| FAMILY NAME | Bovy |
| SIGNATURE | BOVY K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rhode Island |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5508-2718 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Documenting the Effects of Laboratory Sorting in Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologists routinely analyze assemblages that were initially sorted into major animal type (birds, mammals, fish, invertebrates) by students or lab technicians with varied backgrounds in zooarchaeology. Sorting errors are probably made in this initial phase, which can affect taxonomic representation and understanding of human–animal relationships. Recent study of the immense faunal assemblage (over 1 million NSP [Number of Specimens]) from…
The Čḯxwicən project of Northwest Washington State, U.S.A
Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son) is a 2700 year-old ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT), located on the northwest coast of Washington State, U.S.A. The Čḯxwicən project has scientific values that broadly contribute to research in human ecodynamics and maritime foragers, given the scale of the project, excavation methods, and enormous quantities of faunal materials recovered. The village holds great significance to the LEKT…
Exploring ecodynamics of coastal foragers using integrated faunal records from Čḯxwicən village (Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, U.S.A.)
Extensive 2004 excavation of Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son), traditional home of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in northwest Washington State, U.S.A., documented human occupation spanning the last 2700 years with fine geo-stratigraphic control and 102 radiocarbon samples. Remains of multiple plankhouses were documented. Occupation spans large-magnitude earthquakes, periods of climate change, and change in nearshore habitat. Our project began i…
Impacts of resource fluctuations and recurrent tsunamis on the occupational history of Čḯxwicən, a Salishan village on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington State, U.S.A
A summed probability density function (spdf), generated from the catalog of 101 radiocarbon ages on wood and charcoal from the Čḯxwicən archaeological site (Washington State, USA), serves as a proxy for the site's occupational history over the last 2500 years. Significant differences between spdfs derived from a null model of population growth (a bootstrapped logistic equation) and the observed index suggest relatively less cultural activity at Č…
Human ecodynamics
Human ecodynamics (H.E.) refers to processes of stability, resilience, and change in socio-ecological relationships or systems. H.E. research involves interdisciplinary study of the human condition as it affects and is affected by the rest of the non-human world. In this paper, we review the intellectual history of the human ecodynamics concept over the past several decades, as it has emerged out of classical ecology, anthropology, behavioral eco…
Guest editor preface
Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast
Native American use of birds on the Oregon coast is not well known and has never been synthesized to present a regional understanding. We rectify this by analyzing data from 26 zooarchaeological assemblages, including three previously unpublished bird assemblages: Umpqua/Eden (35DO83), Whale Cove (35LNC60), and the Dunes Site (35CLT27). We employ a series of non-parametric randomization tests to directly evaluate patterns of taxonomic diversity, …
Using bone fragmentation records to investigate coastal human ecodynamics
Coastal shell middens are known for their generally excellent preservation and abundant identifiable faunal remains, including delicate fish and bird bones that are often rare or poorly preserved at non-shell midden sites. Thus, when we began our human ecodynamics research project focused on the fauna from Čḯxwicən (45CA523, pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a large ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, located on the shore of the Strait of…
Distinguishing offshore bird hunting from beach scavenging in archaeological contexts
Why so many wings? A re-examination of avian skeletal part representation in the south-central Northwest Coast, USA
Zooarchaeology . Elizabeth J. Reitz , Elizabeth S. Wing
Extinction & Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds
Prehistoric Human Impacts on Waterbirds at Watmough Bay, Washington, USA
The well-preserved faunal remains from shell middens in the Pacific Northwest of North America provide a unique opportunity for investigation of the long-term history of human and animal interactions in coastal settings. Recent analysis of a large sample of birds from the Watmough Bay site (45-SJ-280) in the Gulf of Georgia reveals dramatic changes in hunting practices between ca. AD 300–700. Initially the site occupants hunted Double-crested Cor…
Global human impacts or climate change
Differential Avian Skeletal Part Distribution
Differential Avian Skeletal Part Distribution
Why so many wings? A re-examination of avian skeletal part representation in the south-central Northwest Coast, USA
Human ecodynamics
Human ecodynamics (H.E.) refers to processes of stability, resilience, and change in socio-ecological relationships or systems. H.E. research involves interdisciplinary study of the human condition as it affects and is affected by the rest of the non-human world. In this paper, we review the intellectual history of the human ecodynamics concept over the past several decades, as it has emerged out of classical ecology, anthropology, behavioral eco…
Distinguishing offshore bird hunting from beach scavenging in archaeological contexts
Global human impacts or climate change
Using bone fragmentation records to investigate coastal human ecodynamics
Coastal shell middens are known for their generally excellent preservation and abundant identifiable faunal remains, including delicate fish and bird bones that are often rare or poorly preserved at non-shell midden sites. Thus, when we began our human ecodynamics research project focused on the fauna from Čḯxwicən (45CA523, pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a large ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, located on the shore of the Strait of…
Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast
Native American use of birds on the Oregon coast is not well known and has never been synthesized to present a regional understanding. We rectify this by analyzing data from 26 zooarchaeological assemblages, including three previously unpublished bird assemblages: Umpqua/Eden (35DO83), Whale Cove (35LNC60), and the Dunes Site (35CLT27). We employ a series of non-parametric randomization tests to directly evaluate patterns of taxonomic diversity, …
Prehistoric Human Impacts on Waterbirds at Watmough Bay, Washington, USA
The well-preserved faunal remains from shell middens in the Pacific Northwest of North America provide a unique opportunity for investigation of the long-term history of human and animal interactions in coastal settings. Recent analysis of a large sample of birds from the Watmough Bay site (45-SJ-280) in the Gulf of Georgia reveals dramatic changes in hunting practices between ca. AD 300–700. Initially the site occupants hunted Double-crested Cor…
Differential Avian Skeletal Part Distribution
Global human impacts or climate change
Extinction & Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds
Prehistoric Human Impacts on Waterbirds at Watmough Bay, Washington, USA
The well-preserved faunal remains from shell middens in the Pacific Northwest of North America provide a unique opportunity for investigation of the long-term history of human and animal interactions in coastal settings. Recent analysis of a large sample of birds from the Watmough Bay site (45-SJ-280) in the Gulf of Georgia reveals dramatic changes in hunting practices between ca. AD 300–700. Initially the site occupants hunted Double-crested Cor…
Zooarchaeology . Elizabeth J. Reitz , Elizabeth S. Wing
Why so many wings? A re-examination of avian skeletal part representation in the south-central Northwest Coast, USA
Distinguishing offshore bird hunting from beach scavenging in archaeological contexts
Human ecodynamics
Human ecodynamics (H.E.) refers to processes of stability, resilience, and change in socio-ecological relationships or systems. H.E. research involves interdisciplinary study of the human condition as it affects and is affected by the rest of the non-human world. In this paper, we review the intellectual history of the human ecodynamics concept over the past several decades, as it has emerged out of classical ecology, anthropology, behavioral eco…
Guest editor preface
Evaluating Native American Bird Use and Bird Assemblage Variability along the Oregon Coast
Native American use of birds on the Oregon coast is not well known and has never been synthesized to present a regional understanding. We rectify this by analyzing data from 26 zooarchaeological assemblages, including three previously unpublished bird assemblages: Umpqua/Eden (35DO83), Whale Cove (35LNC60), and the Dunes Site (35CLT27). We employ a series of non-parametric randomization tests to directly evaluate patterns of taxonomic diversity, …
Using bone fragmentation records to investigate coastal human ecodynamics
Coastal shell middens are known for their generally excellent preservation and abundant identifiable faunal remains, including delicate fish and bird bones that are often rare or poorly preserved at non-shell midden sites. Thus, when we began our human ecodynamics research project focused on the fauna from Čḯxwicən (45CA523, pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a large ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, located on the shore of the Strait of…
The Čḯxwicən project of Northwest Washington State, U.S.A
Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son) is a 2700 year-old ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT), located on the northwest coast of Washington State, U.S.A. The Čḯxwicən project has scientific values that broadly contribute to research in human ecodynamics and maritime foragers, given the scale of the project, excavation methods, and enormous quantities of faunal materials recovered. The village holds great significance to the LEKT…
Exploring ecodynamics of coastal foragers using integrated faunal records from Čḯxwicən village (Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, U.S.A.)
Extensive 2004 excavation of Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son), traditional home of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in northwest Washington State, U.S.A., documented human occupation spanning the last 2700 years with fine geo-stratigraphic control and 102 radiocarbon samples. Remains of multiple plankhouses were documented. Occupation spans large-magnitude earthquakes, periods of climate change, and change in nearshore habitat. Our project began i…
Impacts of resource fluctuations and recurrent tsunamis on the occupational history of Čḯxwicən, a Salishan village on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington State, U.S.A
A summed probability density function (spdf), generated from the catalog of 101 radiocarbon ages on wood and charcoal from the Čḯxwicən archaeological site (Washington State, USA), serves as a proxy for the site's occupational history over the last 2500 years. Significant differences between spdfs derived from a null model of population growth (a bootstrapped logistic equation) and the observed index suggest relatively less cultural activity at Č…
Documenting the Effects of Laboratory Sorting in Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologists routinely analyze assemblages that were initially sorted into major animal type (birds, mammals, fish, invertebrates) by students or lab technicians with varied backgrounds in zooarchaeology. Sorting errors are probably made in this initial phase, which can affect taxonomic representation and understanding of human–animal relationships. Recent study of the immense faunal assemblage (over 1 million NSP [Number of Specimens]) from…
Geography (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Biology (9 works) · Ecology (9 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (7 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (6 works) · Assemblage (archaeology (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 works)