Analysis of plant microfossils in prehistoric coprolites from Harataonga Bay, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

Horrocks, Mark; Jones, Martin; Beever, Ross E.; Sutton, Douglas G.

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“…The second most common microscopic component identified in coprolite studies are ova and other evidence of parasites Dittmar and Steyn 2004;Evans et al 1996;Fry and Moore 1969;Fugassa et al 2006;Horrocks et al 2004;Jouy-Avantin et al 1999;Ortega and Bonavia 2003;Shin et al 2009;Toker et al 2005). To date, little attention has been focused on the identification of phytoliths and starch granules from coprolites, although there are some exceptions (Danielson and Reinhard 1998;Horrocks et al 2003;Horrocks et al 2004;Horrocks et al 2002;Reinhard 2006;Reinhard and Danielson 2005). Analysis of these microscopic components provides corollary lines of evidence to interpretations based on the macroscopic and aDNAcomponents.…”

Section: Macroscopic Analysismentioning

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“…Analysis of the microscopic fraction of specimens is an important part of coprolite studies. Most of this work has focused on the identification of pollen grains, which can inform on diet, seasonality of deposition, and medical practices (Carrion et al 2005;Carrion et al 2001; Dean 1993Dean , 2006Horrocks et al 2003;Horrocks et al 2004;Horrocks et al 2002;Kelso and Solomon 2006;Reinhard et al 2006;Reinhard et al 1991;Riskind 1970;Sobolik 1988a). The second most common microscopic component identified in coprolite studies are ova and other evidence of parasites Dittmar and Steyn 2004;Evans et al 1996;Fry and Moore 1969;Fugassa et al 2006;Horrocks et al 2004;Jouy-Avantin et al 1999;Ortega and Bonavia 2003;Shin et al 2009;Toker et al 2005).…”

Section: Macroscopic Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

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Assessing diet and seasonality in the Lower Pecos canyonlands: an evaluation of coprolite specimens as records of individual dietary decisions

Riley

2012

Journal of Archaeological Science

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were not readily available and may be considered a dependable but undesirable meal.The second menu consists of pit-baked lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla) and sotol (Dasylirion sp.) caudices, or hearts, common throughout the cool season. This menu entails high processing costs, but would provide a reliable caloric return. The third menu exhibits a monolithic reliance on prickly pear fruits, or tunas, during the summer.The ease of harvest and consumption is reflected in the seasonal dominance of this resource, which was assuredly a highly desirable meal. The dietary patterns recorded in the coprolite specimens from the Lower Pecos canyonlands demonstrate a seasonally variable diet-breadth that incorporated low-ranked resources during times of seasonal scarcity as well as a monolithic dependence on high-ranked resources when they were available in the local landscape.

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Section: Macroscopic Analysismentioning

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Assessing diet and seasonality in the Lower Pecos canyonlands: an evaluation of coprolite specimens as records of individual dietary decisions

Riley

2012

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…To date, most starch research has focused on tools and soils recovered from the Tropics, with very little focus on the potential of this line of research in temperate climates (Fullagar and Field 1997;Fullagar et al 2006;Fullagar et al 1996;Fullagar et al 1998;Horrocks et al 2004;Horrocks et al 2002;Horrocks and Lawlor 2006;Horrocks and Nunn 2007;Horrocks and Weisler 2006;Irwin et al 2004;Lentfer et al 2002;Pearsall et al 2004;Perry 2004a, b, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. 2005Perry et al 2007;Piperno 1998;Piperno and Holst 1998;Piperno et al 2004;Smith et al 2001). A handful of temperate Old World sites have been investigated.…”

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Archaeological Data Recovery at Fish Creek Slough Site (41DL436)

Nickels¹

2015

ITA

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The Fish Creek Slough site (41DL436) is a well stratified, multi-component, open campsite situated on an alluvial terrace on the west bank of Fish Creek in Dallas County, Texas. Discovered in 2005, the site contains an abundance of faunal material, charcoal, and burned clay within multiple, discrete stratified zones. The site was evaluated by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Because the site was within the right-of-way for a planned road and bridge construction project, and as directed by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, TxDOT elected to undertake archaeological data recovery excavations to mitigate adverse effects to the site.In October of 2010, AmaTerra Environmental, Inc. conducted archaeological data recovery excavations at the site under TxDOT contract no. 579-09-SA006. Mechanical stripping was conducted within a 6 x 20-m trench in 3-5-cm cuts down to 200 centimeters below the modern ground surface and exposed 43 burned zones, other features, and artifact concentrations. In addition to 285 cubic meters of soil removed mechanically, an additional 17.75 cubic meters was excavated within 107 hand-dug units. Collected and analyzed items included more than 8,700 faunal specimens, 43 pieces of chipped stone, and 206 fire-cracked rocks. Samples were collected for macrobotanical, magnetic susceptibility, pH, carbon, and malacology, pollen, diatom, phytolith, and ostracod assays and selected specimens of fire-cracked rock were analyzed for the presence of starches and lipids.Thirty-nine radiocarbon dates accepted as valid helped define four discrete occupational components with the earliest occupation probably occurring as early as AD 1025, and the last occupation probably as late as AD 1865. Geoarchaeological analyses show that the stratigraphic sequence accumulated rapidly, separating and preserving the discrete occupations in good context. Analysis of the exceptionally robust and well-preserved faunal assemblage provides evidence for interpretation of change through time in social structure, site spatial occupations, and diet and subsistence. Of special note, within the occupation zones dating to the Protohistoric and Historic periods, metal cut marks on bone suggest an increased reliance on European-introduced technology.

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“…This effect would be intensified given the low stature of L. siceraria. Horrocks et al (2002) have identified L. siceraria pollen from dog or human coprolites of around AD 1300-1600 (NZA-12591) buried in a beach dune on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. These data suggest direct consumption of flowers, but might also reflect consumption of residues on young L. siceraria, or even inadvertent ingestion during hand pollination (Horrocks 2004).…”

Section: Introduced Plantsmentioning

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Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)

Anderson¹,

Kennett²

2012

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terra australis 37Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present. Copyright of the text remains with the contributors/authors, 2011. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. List of volumes in Terra AustralisVolume IntroductionThis volume describes the results of archaeological and related research on Rapa Island, which lies at the southern extremity of French Polynesia. Notable for its numerous fortified sites atop the peaks of a spectacular volcanic landscape, Rapa has remained nonetheless an enigma in Polynesian prehistory. It has been linked, on the one hand, with its more famous and nearnamesake Rapa Nui (Easter Island), in hypotheses of Amerindian migration and the dire impacts of deforestation and societal isolation, and, on the other hand, with settlement and fort construction in the similarly cool and remote nearest neighbour to the southwest, New Zealand. Our project set out to construct a cultural sequence and palaeoenvironmental context so that consideration of such issues might profit from the existence of a more diverse and comprehensive database. Rapa Island is located in a remote position at 27 0 35S, 144 0 20W, in the subtropical South Pacific Ocean (Figure 1.1). In the form of a horseshoe, which reflects its origin as a breached caldera, Rapa has 38 km 2 of land area and, lacking any barrier or fringing reef, its outer coast rises abruptly out of the sea towards jagged peaks, products of erosion around the caldera rim (Figure 1.2), the highest of which is Mont Perau, at 650 m;Where the steep sides of the jagged peaks reach the coast they form great cliffs falling vertically to the sea. The coast is bold with deep caves worn in it by the sea. Except around the bays in the coast, which have sandy beaches at their heads, the island is inaccessible. (Haslam 1982:83) terra australis 37 Archaeological research on Rapa Island, French Polynesia 9 terra australis 37Topographically, the redeeming feature of Rapa for human habitation is its large, protected harbour with relatively extensive low and fertile ground at its head (Figure 1.3). The harbour was called Aurai in the 1820s (Chapter 2) and it has been called Ha'urei or Ahurei since the 1940s at least (Naval Intelligence Division 1943:253). However, Stokes (n.d.) called it 'Tairirau' and on an early map published by Hall (1...

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Analysis of plant microfossils in prehistoric coprolites from Harataonga Bay, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand

Cited by 34 publications

References 16 publications

Assessing diet and seasonality in the Lower Pecos canyonlands: an evaluation of coprolite specimens as records of individual dietary decisions

Assessing diet and seasonality in the Lower Pecos canyonlands: an evaluation of coprolite specimens as records of individual dietary decisions

Archaeological Data Recovery at Fish Creek Slough Site (41DL436)

Taking the High Ground: The archaeology of Rapa, a fortified island in remote East Polynesia (Terra Australis 37)

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