The Virgin Anasazi, far western Puebloans

“…Unlike other Ancestral Pueblo people from the Southwest living around 1,000 years ago, large villages are unknown in the Antelope Cave area. Virgin River Puebloans lived in small, seasonal pueblo groups of only a few rooms [43]. It is likely that infection was aggravated by activities in caves where eggs passed by even a few people would have had an optimal chance of being inhaled by uninfected people.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Enterobius vermicularis (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) in the Prehistoric Americas

2016

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Investigations of Enterobius sp. infection in prehistory have produced a body of data that can be used to evaluate the geographic distribution of infection through time in the Americas. Regional variations in prevalence are evident. In North America, 119 pinworm positive samples were found in 1,112 samples from 28 sites with a prevalence of 10.7%. Almost all of the positive samples came from agricultural sites. From Brazil, 0 pinworm positive samples were found in 325 samples from 7 sites. For the Andes region, 22 pinworm positive samples were found in 411 samples from 26 sites for a prevalence of 5.3%. Detailed analyses of these data defined several trends. First, preagricultural sites less frequently show evidence of infection compared to agricultural populations. This is especially clear in the data from North America, but is also evident in the data from South America. Second, there is an apparent relationship between the commonality of pinworms in coprolites and the manner of constructing villages. These analyses show that ancient parasitism has substantial value in documenting the range of human behaviors that influence parasitic infections.

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“…During the Pueblo II period, as many as half of the ceramics used at lowland sites in southern Nevada are believed to have been produced in upland areas (Harry, 2005;Harry et al, 2013;Allison, 2000;Lyneis, 1995); however, by the end of the early Pueblo III period (A.D. 1250) the trade networks with the uplands had collapsed. Coincident with the collapse of these networks there was an increase in the production of sand tempered ceramics in the lowland Virgin area (Lyneis, 1992:41-43).…”

Section: Background Research and Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 98%

Behavioral ecology and optimality: Seeking alternative views

Ferguson

2016

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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a b s t r a c tCompositional analysis were undertaken to understand if Tusayan Virgin Series ceramics were being traded between southern Nevada and the St. George Basin during the Pueblo III period to counteract the loss of a diverse resource base after the collapse of the trade networks with the Arizona Strip. This study suggests that Tusayan Virgin Series ceramics were not traded between the two regions and that ecological models of the economy may not fit preconceived notions of logical responses or optimality. The Uncertainty Avoidance Index is explored as a useful tool for understanding the psychological reasons behind less than optimal behavior.

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The Virgin Anasazi, far western Puebloans

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Prehistoric Puebloan yucca (Yucca) quids with wild tobacco (Nicotiana) contents: Molecular and morphological evidence from Antelope Cave, northwestern Arizona

Prehistoric Puebloan yucca (Yucca) quids with wild tobacco (Nicotiana) contents: Molecular and morphological evidence from Antelope Cave, northwestern Arizona

Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Enterobius vermicularis (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) in the Prehistoric Americas

Behavioral ecology and optimality: Seeking alternative views

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