Early prehistoric sedentism and seasonal animal exploitation in the Caribbean lowlands of Colombia

Stahl, Peter W.; Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2007.02.004

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“…Werner (1990) describes this practice for the slaughter of tortoises by the Kayapó of Central Brazil. Several researchers have characterized patterned burning on the dorsal side of carapace elements, through turning the animal upside down and roasting it in its shell, as a distinguishing feature of human consumption (Flannery and Wheeler, 1986;Sampson, 1998;Speth and Tchernov, 2002;Stahl and Oyuela-Caycedo, 2007).…”

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Human consumption of tortoises at Level IV of Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

Blasco

2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Human consumption of tortoises at Level IV of Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

Blasco

2008

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Across ungulate body size classes, MSA people are implicated as the primary accumulators, with perhaps slightly less human input of small ungulates in the lowermost M3 phase (Thompson and Henshilwood, 2011). Pleistocene to the present (Blasco, 2008;Flannery and Wheeler, 1986;Sampson, 2000;Schneider and Everson, 1989;Speth and Tchernov, 2002;Stahl and Oyuela-Caycedo, 2007;Thompson, 2010a;Werner, 1990). Skeletal element abundances suggested that humans were also the primary accumulators for the M3 sample, as raptors do not tend to deposit large quantities of carapace and plastron elements (Sampson, 2000).…”

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Nutritional values of tortoises relative to ungulates from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for foraging and social behaviour

Thompson

Henshilwood

2014

Journal of Human Evolution

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The site of Blombos Cave (BBC), Western Cape, South Africa has been a strong contributor to establishing the antiquity of important aspects of modern human behaviour, such as early symbolism and technological complexity. However, many linkages between MSA behaviour and the subsistence record remain to be investigated. Understanding the contribution of small fauna such as tortoises to the human diet is necessary for identifying shifts in overall foraging strategies as well as the collecting and processing behaviour of individuals unable to participate in large-game hunting. This study uses published data to abundance data show that during the ca. 75 ka upper Still Bay M1 phase at BBC tortoises contributed twice as many calories to the diet relative to ungulates than they did during the ca. 100 ka lower M3 phase. However, in spite of the abundance of their fossils, their absolute caloric contribution relative to ungulates remained modest in both phases. At the end of the site's MSA occupation history human subsistence strategies shifted to emphasise high-return hunted mammals, which likely precipitated changes in the social roles of hunters and gatherers during the Still Bay.

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“…Ethnoarcheologic studies conducted in the Ivory Coast among the Kouya community provide evidence for the ephemeral character of these structures and their successive repair and construction (Ramseyer, 2003). In Colombia, in San Jacinto 1, a site similar to Cova da Baleia was detected, with 112 ovens, concentrated in a 346 m2 area, in a context of transition from hunter-gatherer to producer societies (Stahl and Oyuela-Caycedo, 2007). In Cova da Baleia, several clusters of structures that may indicate successive episodes of occupation, including overlapping structures, can be identified.…”

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“…Such plant parts are less resistant to fire than wood and their carbonization is usually accidental, thus occasional. Although the Portuguese sites present poor preservation of archaeobotanical remains, in the Colombian site of San Jacinto 1, exhibiting structures very similar to those in Cova da Baleia, the main function of the ovens was associated with processing plant species (Stahl and Oyuela-Caycedo, 2007). In l'Essart, a French mesolithic habitat with a vast excavation (Marchand et al, 2007 were also identified intense signs of fire-related activities in a vast area.…”

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Clay combustion structures in early Mesolithic at Cova da Baleia (Mafra, Portugal): Approaches to their functionality

Sousa

Bao

Mazzuco

et al. 2018

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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) is hereby presented and discussed in this paper. In an excavated area of 500 m 2 was identified a large concentration of structures (128), of which 104 were in clay, with two phases of occupation. The absolute chronology indicates a majority occupation of the second half of the 8th millennium cal BCE (Early Mesolithic) and a second phase towards the end of the 7th millennium (Late Mesolithic). Despite the excellent state of conservation of the site, the osteological remains are practically absent, possibly due to taphonomic factors. Cova da Baleia is clearly a distinctive site of the reference framework known of the Early Mesolithic times in Portugal, given the large size of the site (about 1 ha) and its structural complexity.It was clear that an interdisciplinary approach was mandatory in order to fully guarantee the site interpretation, namely regarding its functionality. The results of the use-wear and archaeobotanical studies show the relevance of wood and other hard materials, whereas the need for fire for these activities remains to be understood.

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Early prehistoric sedentism and seasonal animal exploitation in the Caribbean lowlands of Colombia

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Human consumption of tortoises at Level IV of Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

Human consumption of tortoises at Level IV of Bolomor Cave (Valencia, Spain)

Nutritional values of tortoises relative to ungulates from the Middle Stone Age levels at Blombos Cave, South Africa: Implications for foraging and social behaviour

Clay combustion structures in early Mesolithic at Cova da Baleia (Mafra, Portugal): Approaches to their functionality

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