Pre‐contact fish choice and foraging efficiency at Tula, American Sāmoa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6038596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy M Rieth (0009-0007-3781-1025, International Archaeological Research Institute, corresponding author), Alex E Morrison (International Archaeological Research Institute), Alex Morrison (University of Auckland) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-31 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| 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/arco.5122 |
| OpenAlex | W2559780989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
Marine foraging is an under‐studied aspect of Sāmoan archaeology, although it clearly played a primary role in subsistence, with implications for settlement and demography. A pair of previous ichthyoarchaeological studies identified general stability in fish exploitation during ∼1500–2000 year sequences. We present a foraging‐theory‐based analysis of fish remains from Tula Village, Tutuila Island. Our results identify a decrease in foraging efficiency, but there is no unequivocal evidence for resource depression. To frame this issue at a broader level, we re‐analyse published data for Fatu‐ma‐Futi, Tutuila Island, and To‘aga, Ofu Island. Our results are consistent with previous analyses in suggesting little change in the prevalence of particular fish families and the contribution of large‐bodied prey at these two sites. However, a degree of localised variability in dominant fish taxa is evident. Our analysis has implications for studies of resilience in nearshore marine environments, as well as methodological issues for data generated to examine foraging efficiency and resource depression
Archaeology · Biology · Fish · Fishery · Foraging · Geography · Optimal foraging theory · Predation · Psychological resilience · Resource (disambiguation · Subsistence agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |