Explorations of Stone Age diversity take another step forward with this study of a group of neighbouring sites in Arctic Norway. While all are situated around a fjord, and only a few kilometres apart, the faunal assemblage shows that some are seal specialists, while others hunt reindeer and others again ambush dolphins. Each was creating its own local environment, hunting territory and landscape, not defended but respected, with intimate connections between people and places.
The isotopic composition (δ 13 Iroquoian archaeological turkey diets, in general, reflect the seasonal consumption of maize that would have been created by cold weather maize provisioning, with the major exception of one turkey from an Attawandaron (Neutral) site that appears to have been fed maize year round.Motivations for provisioning by Middle Ontario Iroquoian people likely included climate change
Abstract. A comparison of identified faunal assemblages from the Dorset site of Phillip's Garden indicates that harp seal hunting was the main focus of activity throughout the site's occupation. Despite the highly specialized nature of site use, it appears that reliance on harp seal decreased over time while fish and birds became increasingly important. These changes may reflect longer seasonal occupations at the site in later centuries, and/or a decrease in the local availability of harp seal. The observed shift coincides with the onset of a local climatic warming trend, which might have affected harp seal movements in the area. Dorset subsistence and settlement patterns in Newfoundland are still poorly understood due to a lack of preserved faunal assemblages in the region. The temporal trend illustrated here indicates that we cannot assume that these patterns were static throughout the Dorset occupation of the island.
In the last 10 years digital three-dimensional (3D) modelling programs have become inexpensive and user-friendly, affording more opportunities for archaeological research and dissemination. New low-cost programs and web-services utilizing photogrammetry are increasingly being used in archaeological projects, but their potential benefits and challenges have not been fully explored. As a part of our research with the Ikaahuk Archaeology Project we used two inexpensive photogrammetry programs (Agisoft Photoscan and Autodesk 123D Catch) as a means to document in situ archaeological features and artefacts from Arctic hunter-gatherer sites and to share research in the form of digital 3D models using online social media. We argue that photogrammetry and 3D modelling can help facilitate engagement and collaboration with interested communities or public groups. However, the ethical implications of digitally replicating and publishing archaeological objects online must be carefully considered.
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