Richard W Casteel
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 249494 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Richard W Casteel |
| PRENOMES | Richard W |
| SOBRENOME | Casteel |
| ASSINATURA | CASTEEL R W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Simon Fraser University |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 197 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1970 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1980 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
National Science Foundation Funding of Domestic Archaeology in the United States
National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for domestic archaeology in the United States is examined for the period 1958 through 1978. Funding levels are analyzed in terms of current- and constant-dollar expenditures, as well as funding intensity. It is concluded that NSF funding for domestic archaeological research has declined rapidly since the mid-1960s and that the funding for fiscal year 1978 represents the program's nadir (a mere 6% of the f…
Human Population Estimates for Hunting and Gathering Groups Based upon Net Primary Production Data
Two objective quantitative models for estimating maximum human population densities are reviewed and modifications of the published baseline data estimates are presented. One of these models is applied to data for hunter-gatherer groups in central Desert of Baja California and the results are compared with population size and density estimates from independent sources. Predicated population sizes duplicate those derived from independent sources f…
Relationships Between Surface Area and Population Size
Two models relating various measures of camp surface area to population size among !Kung Bushmen are examined. It is shown that though there does exist a significant, positive correlation between some areal measures and population size, neither of the previously published models correctly represents these relationships. Alternative regression models are presented for the !Kung Bushmen which describe surface area as a function of population size i…
Faunal Assemblages and the "Wiegemethode" or Weight Method
Faunal Assemblages and the “Wiegemethode” or Weight Method
The “Wiegemethode” or weight method has long been applied to faunal remains from archaeological sites in order to determine the relative representation of taxa in terms of differences in meat weight. The basic assumption of the weight method is that a constant relationship exists between bone weight and meat weight within a taxon. This assumption is questioned, relevant data examined, and the assumption found to be unsubstantiated. Data for domes…
Late-Pleistocene and Holocene Remains of Hysterocarpus traski (Tule Perch) from Clear Lake, California, and Inferred Holocene Temperature Fluctuations
The remains of scales of Hysterocarpus traski Gibbons (Tule perch) were found throughout a 27.44-m core from Clear Lake. Most scales occurred between the mud surface and deposits approximately 11,000 years old. Changes in growth rates of the animals were examined by measuring scale annuli and applying an empirically established regression of fish length on scale radius. The data indicate a pattern of accelerating growth rates, reaching a peak bet…
Characterization of faunal assemblages and the minimum number of individuals determined from paired elements
Terminological problems in quantitative faunal analysis
The present state of terminology in quantitative faunal analysis is chaotic. New terms are continually being introduced which are redundant, contradictory, and/or inadequately defined. This situation is most clearly brought out in the examples presented and in the table of abbreviations which accompanies the text. Suggestions are put forward for correcting these problems and it is argued that adoption of this or a similar system will greatly faci…
Comparison of column and whole unit samples for recovering fish remains
Comparisons were made between fish faunas recovered from entire excavation units and sorted in the field by the excavators and fish faunas from column samples recovered in the same units and examined in the laboratory with the aid of a microscope. The results indicated that the smaller column samples provided adequate control for defining the number of species utilized and often surpassed the whole unit analyses by showing the presence of smaller…
Simplified procedure for examining charcoal specimens for identification
On the Number and Sizes of Animals in Archaeological Faunal Assemblages
S This paper presents a method for dealing with unpaired skeletal elements in order to approach the questions of (1) how many animals are represented in an assemblage; and (2) how large these individuals were. The method is designed for use with fish remains and can easily be extended to paired elements. It is shown how the interplay between the data appropriate to the solution of both problems may be compared in order to provide a method of veri…
A Method for Estimation of Live Weight of Fish from the Size of Skeletal Elements
This paper presents a quantitative method for estimating the total live weight of fish based upon linear measurement of various skeletal elements. The method has the advantage of being both highly accurate and indicating the confidence limits of the estimates. The method is based upon Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's concept of '... weigh[ing] the animal with a measuring-rod...' (Thompson 1917, in Bonner 1966:16
On the Remains of Fish Scales from Archaeological Sites
A detailed discussion is presented of the archaeological value of the scale remains of fish. The various forms of scales are presented along with a discussion of the morphological characteristics of these elements. A brief summary of the past uses to which fish scales have been put within archaeology is presented and the use of fish scales to estimate the size of the fish and the minimum number of individuals represented, as well as their use as …
Some biases in the recovery of archaeological faunal remains
Non-hominid faunal remains associated with cultural deposits have long been of interest to archaeologists. Recent archaeological work (Coutts and Higham, 1971; Daly, 1969; Drew et al. , 1971; Flannery, 1966; Higham and Leach, 1971; Shawcross, 1967; Ucko and Dimbleby, 1969) is showing an increased utilization of these associated faunal remains for detailed analysis of prehistoric man's environment, hunting techniques, dietary habits, the effects o…
Two static maximum population-density models for hunter-gatherers
Recent work has focused attention upon the population density of hunter‐gatherers and the point at which these populations stabilize. Many of these hypotheses have been incorporated into further hypotheses concerning subsistence and the development of agriculture. Two models are presented to predict maximum expected population densities of hunter‐gatherer groups in given geographic areas and provide a basis of comparison for observed or hypothesi…
Some Archaeological Uses of Fish Remains
The remains of fishes are a commonly encountered item in many archaeological sites, yet a thorough utilization of all the relevant information inherent in this material is rarely made by the archaeologist. Certain salient characteristics of the growth and ecology of fishes are presented. Examples are included using archaeological fish remains to indicate or substantiate such things as seasonal dating, absolute dating, estimates of prehistoric foo…
Differential Bone Destruction
The role of scavengers, especially dogs, with reference to archaeological faunal remains is not always clear. While distortion admittedly results from the activities of these animals, total destruction of all such evidence is questioned. Emphasis is placed upon fish remains in the examples and both ethnographic and archaeological data are used. It is argued that a more thorough knowledge of the nature of the food items themselves will greatly aid…
Core and Column Sampling
Cores recovered from a soil auger were found to yield accurate information about the depth of midden deposit and to compare favorably with column samples as a means of recovering midden material for microanalysis
Simplified procedure for examining charcoal specimens for identification
Some biases in the recovery of archaeological faunal remains
Non-hominid faunal remains associated with cultural deposits have long been of interest to archaeologists. Recent archaeological work (Coutts and Higham, 1971; Daly, 1969; Drew et al. , 1971; Flannery, 1966; Higham and Leach, 1971; Shawcross, 1967; Ucko and Dimbleby, 1969) is showing an increased utilization of these associated faunal remains for detailed analysis of prehistoric man's environment, hunting techniques, dietary habits, the effects o…
Comparison of column and whole unit samples for recovering fish remains
Comparisons were made between fish faunas recovered from entire excavation units and sorted in the field by the excavators and fish faunas from column samples recovered in the same units and examined in the laboratory with the aid of a microscope. The results indicated that the smaller column samples provided adequate control for defining the number of species utilized and often surpassed the whole unit analyses by showing the presence of smaller…
Terminological problems in quantitative faunal analysis
The present state of terminology in quantitative faunal analysis is chaotic. New terms are continually being introduced which are redundant, contradictory, and/or inadequately defined. This situation is most clearly brought out in the examples presented and in the table of abbreviations which accompanies the text. Suggestions are put forward for correcting these problems and it is argued that adoption of this or a similar system will greatly faci…
Characterization of faunal assemblages and the minimum number of individuals determined from paired elements
A Method for Estimation of Live Weight of Fish from the Size of Skeletal Elements
This paper presents a quantitative method for estimating the total live weight of fish based upon linear measurement of various skeletal elements. The method has the advantage of being both highly accurate and indicating the confidence limits of the estimates. The method is based upon Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's concept of '... weigh[ing] the animal with a measuring-rod...' (Thompson 1917, in Bonner 1966:16
Two static maximum population-density models for hunter-gatherers
Recent work has focused attention upon the population density of hunter‐gatherers and the point at which these populations stabilize. Many of these hypotheses have been incorporated into further hypotheses concerning subsistence and the development of agriculture. Two models are presented to predict maximum expected population densities of hunter‐gatherer groups in given geographic areas and provide a basis of comparison for observed or hypothesi…
Some Archaeological Uses of Fish Remains
The remains of fishes are a commonly encountered item in many archaeological sites, yet a thorough utilization of all the relevant information inherent in this material is rarely made by the archaeologist. Certain salient characteristics of the growth and ecology of fishes are presented. Examples are included using archaeological fish remains to indicate or substantiate such things as seasonal dating, absolute dating, estimates of prehistoric foo…
Relationships Between Surface Area and Population Size
Two models relating various measures of camp surface area to population size among !Kung Bushmen are examined. It is shown that though there does exist a significant, positive correlation between some areal measures and population size, neither of the previously published models correctly represents these relationships. Alternative regression models are presented for the !Kung Bushmen which describe surface area as a function of population size i…
On the Number and Sizes of Animals in Archaeological Faunal Assemblages
S This paper presents a method for dealing with unpaired skeletal elements in order to approach the questions of (1) how many animals are represented in an assemblage; and (2) how large these individuals were. The method is designed for use with fish remains and can easily be extended to paired elements. It is shown how the interplay between the data appropriate to the solution of both problems may be compared in order to provide a method of veri…
Core and Column Sampling
Cores recovered from a soil auger were found to yield accurate information about the depth of midden deposit and to compare favorably with column samples as a means of recovering midden material for microanalysis
Human Population Estimates for Hunting and Gathering Groups Based upon Net Primary Production Data
Two objective quantitative models for estimating maximum human population densities are reviewed and modifications of the published baseline data estimates are presented. One of these models is applied to data for hunter-gatherer groups in central Desert of Baja California and the results are compared with population size and density estimates from independent sources. Predicated population sizes duplicate those derived from independent sources f…
On the Remains of Fish Scales from Archaeological Sites
A detailed discussion is presented of the archaeological value of the scale remains of fish. The various forms of scales are presented along with a discussion of the morphological characteristics of these elements. A brief summary of the past uses to which fish scales have been put within archaeology is presented and the use of fish scales to estimate the size of the fish and the minimum number of individuals represented, as well as their use as …
Faunal Assemblages and the "Wiegemethode" or Weight Method
Faunal Assemblages and the “Wiegemethode” or Weight Method
The “Wiegemethode” or weight method has long been applied to faunal remains from archaeological sites in order to determine the relative representation of taxa in terms of differences in meat weight. The basic assumption of the weight method is that a constant relationship exists between bone weight and meat weight within a taxon. This assumption is questioned, relevant data examined, and the assumption found to be unsubstantiated. Data for domes…
National Science Foundation Funding of Domestic Archaeology in the United States
National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for domestic archaeology in the United States is examined for the period 1958 through 1978. Funding levels are analyzed in terms of current- and constant-dollar expenditures, as well as funding intensity. It is concluded that NSF funding for domestic archaeological research has declined rapidly since the mid-1960s and that the funding for fiscal year 1978 represents the program's nadir (a mere 6% of the f…
Differential Bone Destruction
The role of scavengers, especially dogs, with reference to archaeological faunal remains is not always clear. While distortion admittedly results from the activities of these animals, total destruction of all such evidence is questioned. Emphasis is placed upon fish remains in the examples and both ethnographic and archaeological data are used. It is argued that a more thorough knowledge of the nature of the food items themselves will greatly aid…
Core and Column Sampling
Cores recovered from a soil auger were found to yield accurate information about the depth of midden deposit and to compare favorably with column samples as a means of recovering midden material for microanalysis
Differential Bone Destruction
The role of scavengers, especially dogs, with reference to archaeological faunal remains is not always clear. While distortion admittedly results from the activities of these animals, total destruction of all such evidence is questioned. Emphasis is placed upon fish remains in the examples and both ethnographic and archaeological data are used. It is argued that a more thorough knowledge of the nature of the food items themselves will greatly aid…
Some biases in the recovery of archaeological faunal remains
Non-hominid faunal remains associated with cultural deposits have long been of interest to archaeologists. Recent archaeological work (Coutts and Higham, 1971; Daly, 1969; Drew et al. , 1971; Flannery, 1966; Higham and Leach, 1971; Shawcross, 1967; Ucko and Dimbleby, 1969) is showing an increased utilization of these associated faunal remains for detailed analysis of prehistoric man's environment, hunting techniques, dietary habits, the effects o…
Two static maximum population-density models for hunter-gatherers
Recent work has focused attention upon the population density of hunter‐gatherers and the point at which these populations stabilize. Many of these hypotheses have been incorporated into further hypotheses concerning subsistence and the development of agriculture. Two models are presented to predict maximum expected population densities of hunter‐gatherer groups in given geographic areas and provide a basis of comparison for observed or hypothesi…
Some Archaeological Uses of Fish Remains
The remains of fishes are a commonly encountered item in many archaeological sites, yet a thorough utilization of all the relevant information inherent in this material is rarely made by the archaeologist. Certain salient characteristics of the growth and ecology of fishes are presented. Examples are included using archaeological fish remains to indicate or substantiate such things as seasonal dating, absolute dating, estimates of prehistoric foo…
On the Number and Sizes of Animals in Archaeological Faunal Assemblages
S This paper presents a method for dealing with unpaired skeletal elements in order to approach the questions of (1) how many animals are represented in an assemblage; and (2) how large these individuals were. The method is designed for use with fish remains and can easily be extended to paired elements. It is shown how the interplay between the data appropriate to the solution of both problems may be compared in order to provide a method of veri…
A Method for Estimation of Live Weight of Fish from the Size of Skeletal Elements
This paper presents a quantitative method for estimating the total live weight of fish based upon linear measurement of various skeletal elements. The method has the advantage of being both highly accurate and indicating the confidence limits of the estimates. The method is based upon Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson's concept of '... weigh[ing] the animal with a measuring-rod...' (Thompson 1917, in Bonner 1966:16
On the Remains of Fish Scales from Archaeological Sites
A detailed discussion is presented of the archaeological value of the scale remains of fish. The various forms of scales are presented along with a discussion of the morphological characteristics of these elements. A brief summary of the past uses to which fish scales have been put within archaeology is presented and the use of fish scales to estimate the size of the fish and the minimum number of individuals represented, as well as their use as …
Simplified procedure for examining charcoal specimens for identification
Comparison of column and whole unit samples for recovering fish remains
Comparisons were made between fish faunas recovered from entire excavation units and sorted in the field by the excavators and fish faunas from column samples recovered in the same units and examined in the laboratory with the aid of a microscope. The results indicated that the smaller column samples provided adequate control for defining the number of species utilized and often surpassed the whole unit analyses by showing the presence of smaller…
Late-Pleistocene and Holocene Remains of Hysterocarpus traski (Tule Perch) from Clear Lake, California, and Inferred Holocene Temperature Fluctuations
The remains of scales of Hysterocarpus traski Gibbons (Tule perch) were found throughout a 27.44-m core from Clear Lake. Most scales occurred between the mud surface and deposits approximately 11,000 years old. Changes in growth rates of the animals were examined by measuring scale annuli and applying an empirically established regression of fish length on scale radius. The data indicate a pattern of accelerating growth rates, reaching a peak bet…
Characterization of faunal assemblages and the minimum number of individuals determined from paired elements
Terminological problems in quantitative faunal analysis
The present state of terminology in quantitative faunal analysis is chaotic. New terms are continually being introduced which are redundant, contradictory, and/or inadequately defined. This situation is most clearly brought out in the examples presented and in the table of abbreviations which accompanies the text. Suggestions are put forward for correcting these problems and it is argued that adoption of this or a similar system will greatly faci…
Faunal Assemblages and the "Wiegemethode" or Weight Method
Faunal Assemblages and the “Wiegemethode” or Weight Method
The “Wiegemethode” or weight method has long been applied to faunal remains from archaeological sites in order to determine the relative representation of taxa in terms of differences in meat weight. The basic assumption of the weight method is that a constant relationship exists between bone weight and meat weight within a taxon. This assumption is questioned, relevant data examined, and the assumption found to be unsubstantiated. Data for domes…
Human Population Estimates for Hunting and Gathering Groups Based upon Net Primary Production Data
Two objective quantitative models for estimating maximum human population densities are reviewed and modifications of the published baseline data estimates are presented. One of these models is applied to data for hunter-gatherer groups in central Desert of Baja California and the results are compared with population size and density estimates from independent sources. Predicated population sizes duplicate those derived from independent sources f…
Relationships Between Surface Area and Population Size
Two models relating various measures of camp surface area to population size among !Kung Bushmen are examined. It is shown that though there does exist a significant, positive correlation between some areal measures and population size, neither of the previously published models correctly represents these relationships. Alternative regression models are presented for the !Kung Bushmen which describe surface area as a function of population size i…
National Science Foundation Funding of Domestic Archaeology in the United States
National Science Foundation (NSF) funding for domestic archaeology in the United States is examined for the period 1958 through 1978. Funding levels are analyzed in terms of current- and constant-dollar expenditures, as well as funding intensity. It is concluded that NSF funding for domestic archaeological research has declined rapidly since the mid-1960s and that the funding for fiscal year 1978 represents the program's nadir (a mere 6% of the f…
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