Prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia
Evidence from the Northern Rock Islands
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038303 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Fitzpatrick (0000-0002-7392-6061, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; North Carolina State University; Raleigh NC 27695 USA), Scott M Fitzpatrick, Osamu Kataoka (Department of International Communication; Kansai Gaidai University; 1-10-1 Hotani Hirakata Osaka Japan 573-0195) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0728-4896 • E-ISSN: 1834-4453 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2005.tb00574.x |
| OpenAlex | W2065038358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 26 |
We report on an assemblage of well preserved fish remains recovered from the site of Chelechol ra Orrak in the Rock Islands of Palau. This is only the second such study to date in Palau and one of the few for the region, indicating the need to better understand the role marine resources played in the adaptation and development of early Micronesian societies. Results demonstrate that Palauans were fishing by at least 1700 BP, several hundred years earlier than previously recorded, and that they exploited a wide range of fish taxa, primarily from inner reef and lagoonal habitats. Our study also suggests that the diversity of fish decreased over time, perhaps due to overharvesting and/or changes in subsistence patterns, similar to what other researchers have reported in the Pacific
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Biology · Ethnology · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Micronesian · Overexploitation · Pleistocene · Prehistory · Range (aeronautics · Reef · Subsistence agriculture · History · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Marine animal studies overview · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
A Critique of the ‘AD 1300 Event’, with Particular Reference to Palau
Mangareva Fishing Strategies in Regional Context
Archaeology Meets Marine Ecology
Prey body size and anthropogenic resource depression
A Late Holocene palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of Ulong Island, Palau, from starch grain, charcoal, and geochemistry analyses
Δ18O analysis of Atactodea striata
Years of fishing in the Philippines
Viewing the Sea from the Reefs. Comment and Forum Synthesis on Julio Baisre's “Setting a Baseline for Caribbean Fisheries”
Examining Causes and Trends in Marine Trophic Level Change
Prehistoric Human Impacts to Marine Mollusks and Intertidal Ecosystems in the Pacific Islands
Island of Pelagic Fishermen
Δ 18 O Analyses of the Humpbacked Conch ( Gibberulus gibberulus )
Purposeful commingling of adult and child cranial elements from the Chelechol ra Orrak Cemetery, Palau
Investigating shellfish deposition and landscape history at the Natia Beach site, Fiji
Evidence for size increase in an exploited mollusc
Books, articles, chapters
Reconstructing prehistoric fishing zones in Palau, Micronesia using fish remains
Pacific Islands Ichthyoarchaeology
Preliminary investigations of the Chelechol ra Orrak Cemetery, Republic of Palau
Evaluating the efficacy of the mollusc Tridacna crocea for reconstructing ancient sea‐surface temperatures in the Rock Islands of Palau, Micronesia
Cultural Chronology of Earthworks in Palau, Western Micronesia
Temporal trends in prehistoric fishing in Palau, Micronesia over the last 1500 years
The Use of Flaked Stone Artifacts in Palau, Western Micronesia
Assessing Protocols for Identifying Pacific Island Archaeological Fish Remains
A 2500-year record of marine resource use on Ulong Island, Republic of Palau
An Analysis of the Last 1000 Years Human Diet on Tutuila (American Samoa) Using Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Data
Archaeology of the Lapita cultural complex
Quantitative zooarchaeology
Words of the Lagoon
The Prehistoric Exploration and Colonisation of the Pacific
The role of labrid fish in prehistoric economics in New Zealand
A method for the analysis of Pacific Island fishbone assemblages and an associated database management system
Ceramic petrography and cultural interaction in Palau, Micronesia
Screen Size and Differential Faunal Recovery
Quantitative zoo archaeology
The Antiquity of Pearl Shell ( Pinctada Sp.) Burial Artifacts in Palau, Western Micronesia
AMS Dating of Human Bone from Palau
The Use of Raman Spectroscopy to Monitor the Removal of Humic Substances from Charcoal
Using diversity indices to measure changes in prey choice at the Shag River Mouth site, southern New Zealand
Variation in tuna fish catches in pacific prehistory
Preliminary investigations of the Chelechol ra Orrak Cemetery, Republic of Palau
Archaeological investigation of Omis Cave
Radiocarbon dates from the Ulong site in Palau and implications for Western Micronesian prehistory
Early human burials in the western Pacific
The use of size-frequency diagrams to characterize prehistoric fish catches and to assess human impact on inshore fisheries
Changing fish use on Mangaia, southern Cook Islands
Traditional Rotuman fishing in temporal and regional context
The Archaeology of the Palau Islands
Paleocoastal Marine Fishing on the Pacific Coast of the Americas
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2023 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |