Modeling Change in Prehistoric Subsistence Economies

1982 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
William E. Doolittle ◽  
Timothy K. Earle ◽  
Andrew L. Christenson
Keyword(s):  
Subsistence Economies ◽  
Prehistoric Subsistence

Freshwater Mussels as a Prehistoric Food Resource

1974 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Parmalee ◽  
Walter E. Klippel
Keyword(s):  
Mississippi River ◽  
Freshwater Mussels ◽  
Food Resource ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Eastern North America ◽  
Subsistence Economies ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Food Potential ◽  
Prehistoric Subsistence

AbstractThe explication of prehistoric subsistence economies has been of increasing interest to archaeologists. This emphasis is reflected, in part, by the considerable attention afforded faunal analyses in the recent archaeological literature. However, little effort has been made toward developing methods that permit meaningful comparisons of food resources at the interspecies level. Data pertinent to the calculation of both quantitative and qualitative food potential of many of the vertebrate animals represented in archaeological contexts are extant. These data are lacking for freshwater mussels, frequently found in archaeological sites in eastern North America. Information relevant to determining the food energy provided by freshwater mussels common to much of the Mississippi River drainage is presented. Results are applicable to more credible interpretations of prehistoric subsistence as related to animal food resources.

Modelling Change in Prehistoric Subsistence Economies

Man ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 699
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Lynch ◽  
Timothy K. Earle ◽  
Andrew L. Christenson
Keyword(s):  
Subsistence Economies ◽  
Prehistoric Subsistence

New Views on the Fremont: The Fremont and the Sevier: Defining Prehistoric Agriculturalists North of the Anasazi

1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 711-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Madsen
Keyword(s):  
Great Basin ◽  
Settlement Patterns ◽  
Colorado Plateau ◽  
Explicit Definition ◽  
Taxonomic Level ◽  
The North ◽  
Subsistence Economies ◽  
Definition Of

A satisfactory and explicit definition of the Fremont has not been produced in over 50 years of research—a failure which suggests that no comprehensive entity exists. Attempts to define a Fremont through the use of trait lists have failed, although such lists have provided the basis for three apparently conflicting theories of origin. Analyses of subsistence economies and settlement patterns suggest that no comprehensive entity exists and that all three origin theories may possibly be valid. A Sevier "culture," based on marsh collecting and supplemented by corn agriculture, can be defined in the eastern Great Basin. A Fremont "culture," based on corn agriculture and supplemented by hunting, can be defined on the Colorado Plateau. A third unnamed, but possibly Plains-related, culture may be defined to the north of these. These "cultures" are distinctive enough to be separated on the same taxonomic level as are the Anasazi and the Sinagua.

Prehistoric Subsistence at the Kiewit Site, Northwestern Arizona

KIVA ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-82
Author(s):  
Randall H. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Prehistoric Subsistence
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document