An Update on Zooarchaeology and Historical Archaeology: Progress and Prospects

Landon, David B.

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“…We focus on cattle and pigs because these species were the most important domesticates for settlers from economic and dietary perspectives (McInnis 1987; Reitz and Waselkov 2015) and were also highly visible and symbolically valued animals within a European social framework (Anderson 2002; Landon 2009). Both species were preferentially fattened on maize (when available) and used to produce barreled salt meat for long-distance trade (Pate 2005; Walsh 1977).…”

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Isotopic Analyses Reveal Geographical and Socioeconomic Patterns in Historical Domestic Animal Trade Between Predominantly Wheat- And Maize-Growing Agricultural Regions in Eastern North America

2017

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Historical zooarchaeologists have made significant contributions to key questions about the social, economic, and nutritional dimensions of domestic animal use in North American colonial contexts; however, techniques commonly employed in faunal analyses do not offer a means of assessing many important aspects of how animals were husbanded and traded. We apply isotopic analyses to faunal remains from archaeological sites to assess the social and economic importance of meat trade and consumption of local and foreign animal products in northeastern North America. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of 310 cattle and pigs from 18 rural and urban archaeological sites in Upper Canada (present-day southern Ontario, Canada; ca. A.D. 1790–1890) are compared with livestock from contemporary American sources to quantify the importance of meat from different origins at rural and higher- and lower-status urban contexts. Results show significant differences between urban and rural households in the consumption of local animals and meat products acquired through long-distance trade. A striking pattern in urban contexts provides new evidence for the social significance of meat origins in historical Upper Canada and highlights the potential for isotopic approaches to reveal otherwise-hidden evidence for social and economic roles of animals in North American archaeology.

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Isotopic Analyses Reveal Geographical and Socioeconomic Patterns in Historical Domestic Animal Trade Between Predominantly Wheat- And Maize-Growing Agricultural Regions in Eastern North America

2017

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“…These results differ from archaeological deposits related to the initial British settlement of the United States, where venison played an important role in local diets until settlers became better established. Scholarship suggests venison was no longer an important part of northeastern American foodways by the 18th century (Miller 1984 , 1988 ; Pendery 1984 ; Walsh et al 1997 ; Landon 2009 ), and most contemporary American archaeological assemblages also feature few wild mammal remains (Pendery 1984 ; Kuehn 2007 ; Landon 2009 :88). There is a possibility that the lack of venison may be the result of the extirpation of local deer populations, as forests became increasingly sparse and wild fauna became marginalized.…”

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“…Despite many zooarchaeological studies of the historical period published in the United States (for a summary, see Landon [ 2009 ]) and a growing body of work from Quebec and the Maritime provinces (Cossette 2000 ; Cossette and Horard-Herbin 2003 ; Hodgetts 2006 ; Bernard 2012 ; Tourigny and Noël 2013 ; Betts et al 2014 ), few publications, apart from a handful of case studies, describe faunal evidence from European Canadian assemblages in Ontario (Ferris and I. Kenyon 1983 ; Betts 2000 ; MacDonald and Needs-Howarth 2013 ). Most faunal analyses in Ontario are produced for the commercial sector, and, while many qualified zooarchaeologists are regularly analyzing and reporting on historical assemblages, their reports remain hidden in the gray literature (Tourigny 2017b ).…”

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Maintaining Traditions: Food and Identity among Early Immigrants to Upper Canada

Tourigny

2020

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archéologiques suggèrent que tel n'était pas le cas. Les résultats et les discussions mettent en lumière l'influence des traditions de la classe ouvrière britannique sur les identités du Haut-Canada et le développement des cuisines régionales dans l'Ontario du Sud. Des parallèles sont établis avec les études anthropologiques et sociologiques des régimes alimentaires, incitant les archéologues à prendre en compte l'importance de la préservation des traditions culinaires dans l'étude des assemblages des premiers immigrants.

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“…In North America, this practice can be traced to the very origins of historical zooarchaeology (e.g. Parmalee 1960; for histories and discussion of the development of historical zooarchaeology in North America, see Bogan andRobison 1978 andJolley 1983;Landon 2005Landon , 2009 and has remained a vibrant focus of scholarship ever since (e.g. Warner and Genheimer 2008).…”

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Thomas

Fothergill

2014

Anthropozoologica

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In this paper, we contextualise the volume: 'Animals, and their bones, in the 'modern' world' by briefly reviewing the history of modern-era zooarchaeology and discussing research themes which have shaped previous studies. We also call attention to exciting avenues for future research and highlight the value of zooarchaeology in the 'modern' period, especially with regard to interdisciplinarity, multi-vocality and the influence of changing theoretical perspectives. RÉSUMÉAnimaux et leurs ossements, à l'ère « moderne » : une zooarchéologie multi scalaire. Dans cet article, nous offrons un contexte au volume « Animaux et leurs ossements, à l'ère moderne (AD1750-1900) » en parcourant l'histoire de la zooarchéologie moderne et en discutant les thèmes de recherche précédents qui ont fondé les études antérieures. Nous attirons également l'attention sur les passionnants chemins possibles pour de futures recherches et mettons en lumière la valeur de l'archéozoologie de l'époque moderne, particulièrement en regard avec l'interdisciplinarité et l'influence des évolutions des perspectives théoriques. MOTS CLÉSArchéozoologie, archéologie postmédiévale, archéologie historique, époque moderne, attitudes face à l'archéozoologie. KEY WORDS Zooarchaeology post-medieval archaeology, historical archaeology, modern era attitudes to zooarchaeology.

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An Update on Zooarchaeology and Historical Archaeology: Progress and Prospects

Cited by 13 publications

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Isotopic Analyses Reveal Geographical and Socioeconomic Patterns in Historical Domestic Animal Trade Between Predominantly Wheat- And Maize-Growing Agricultural Regions in Eastern North America

Isotopic Analyses Reveal Geographical and Socioeconomic Patterns in Historical Domestic Animal Trade Between Predominantly Wheat- And Maize-Growing Agricultural Regions in Eastern North America

Maintaining Traditions: Food and Identity among Early Immigrants to Upper Canada

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