2019
DOI: 10.1017/qua.2019.2
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Ancient canids of the Aleutian Islands (new archaeological discoveries from the Islands of Four Mountains)

Abstract: We discuss the cultural roles of dog and red fox recovered from Carlisle Island, Islands of Four Mountains, Alaska, within the context of Aleutian ethnographic and zooarchaeological records. Three dog bones were recovered from the Ulyagan archaeological site, Unit 5, in levels that date to AD 1450–1645. Three red fox bones come from the Ulyagan site, Unit 4, in levels that date 460 BC–AD 95. Our analyses show that both red fox and domestic dog date earlier than the contact with Russians and that these canids d… Show more

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“…Our discovery of red fox remains in layers dating to 1900–1850 cal yr BP and domestic dog remains in layers dating around 400 cal yr BP is curious, given that several predators coexisted on these small IFM islands. We cannot confirm that significant fox populations lived on Carlisle Island nor that domestic dogs were permanent parts of prehistoric Aleut villages, and this question needs more detailed analysis and discussion (Vasyukov et al, 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
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“…Our discovery of red fox remains in layers dating to 1900–1850 cal yr BP and domestic dog remains in layers dating around 400 cal yr BP is curious, given that several predators coexisted on these small IFM islands. We cannot confirm that significant fox populations lived on Carlisle Island nor that domestic dogs were permanent parts of prehistoric Aleut villages, and this question needs more detailed analysis and discussion (Vasyukov et al, 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…We found the bones of Canidae family in two units, which is unusual for the Aleutian zooarchaeological record. From Ulyagan Unit 4, we identified three bones of red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) in the assemblage (Table 3) and, based on epiphyseal fusion (Harris, 1978), a left distal tibia and a left astragalus represented a six-month-old individual and one unfused ulna fragment with cut marks on the distal end represented a four-month-old fox (Vasyukov et al, 2018). From Ulyagan Unit 5, we identified two Canidae teeth, which compared favorably with domestic dog ( Canis familiaris ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The prehistoric human populations in the Four Mountains were resilient in their response to the restricted subsistence resources (Krylovich et al, 2019; Vasyukov et al, 2019) and periodic volcanic eruptions. They were not affected by tsunamis at all (Griswold, et al, 2018).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Collectively, the small size and isolation limited ecosystem diversity, as shorter shorelines, fewer reefs, and smaller inland areas reduced foraging possibilities. Here we introduce and synthesize the results of our team whose research focused specifically on how paleoenvironmental conditions facilitated and/or challenged human arrival (Kuzmicheva et al, 2019; Persico et al, 2018), how frequently geologic hazards imposed cultural responses (Okuno et al, 2017; Griswold et al, 2018), how people sustained themselves between and during hazardous events (Admiraal et al, 2018; Persico et al, 2018; Johnson, 2018; Rojek and Williams, 2018; Krylovich et al, 2019; Kuzmicheva et al, 2019; Vasyukov et al, 2019), and the duration of the hazardous impact in the archaeological record (Hatfield et al 2016; Krylovich et al, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%