Bison Freezers and Hunter-Gatherer Mobility: Archaeological Analysis of Cold Lava Tube Caves on Idaho’s Snake River Plain

Henrikson, L. Suzann

doi:10.1080/2052546.2003.11949267

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“…It is possible that the axial elements could have been cooked, as that would have served to loosen the meat on them, rendering less butchery necessary (e.g., Bunn et al 1988 ;Gifford-González 1993 ;Henrikson 2003 ;Halstead 2007 ). However, although vertebral spines and processes are occasionally broken, the vertebrae remain relatively complete and-given the size of many of these animals-large, neither of which conditions are particularly indicative of "pot-sizing" nor conducive for boiling (e.g., Janzen et al 2014 ).…”

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“…The mostly uncooked, uneaten meat would then need to be preserved in some manner. As freezing was not an option for the southern African hunters of the EIA, smoking, salting, or drying are other ways by which to extend the usability of meat (see Rixson 1989 ;Friesen 2001 ;Henrikson 2003 ;Friesen and Stewart 2013 ).…”

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“…This is particularly true for drying, during which meat must be removed from the fatty bones to facilitate proper dehydration and avoid putrefaction (Henrikson 2003 ). This presumably applies to salting and smoking too, as they also involve the removal of moisture from the meat.…”

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“…In the warm climate of the KNP, preservation processes would have to be started very quickly to prevent spoilage (Friesen and Stewart 2013 ). Additionally, as long-distance transport may have been a crucial factor in decisions at such a kill site, it is also likely that meat would have been filleted from the bone simply because of weight issues (e.g., Bunn et al 1988 ;Grayson 1989 ;Driver 1990 ;Gifford-González 1993 ;Kent 1993 ;Henrikson 2003 ;Lupo 2006 ).…”

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Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Grody

2016

Afr Archaeol Rev

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Located in northeastern South Africa in the Kruger National Park, the wilddominated faunal assemblages at Le6 and Le7 allow for a site-level examination of the treatment of wild species within the highly variable spectra of Early Iron Age animal use. Looking at hunting beyond pure subsistence choices, this paper couples traditional morphological analysis with taphonomic analysis and theoretical frameworks of intensification to ask new socially focussed zooarchaeological questions of these assemblages. Through this, both the procurement and processing methods utilized at Le6 and Le7 are identified and the significance of these choices is discussed. In so doing, the paper addresses possible specialization in both the hunting and the processing of large wild mammals. The socio-economic implications and potential drivers of these faunal choices are then considered within the broader context of the southern African Early Iron Age, and a potentially new faunal use strategy and site type are 1,*

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Section: Processing Function and Strategiesmentioning

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Section: Processing Function and Strategiesmentioning

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Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Grody

2016

Afr Archaeol Rev

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“…Between 1987 and 2004, seven ice caves on the eastern SRP were discovered to contain sagebrush features designed to keep bison products insulated and frozen (Henrikson, 1996(Henrikson, , 2003(Henrikson, , 2004Henrikson et al, 2006). These caves are scatted across the sagebrush steppe in Pleistocene-aged lava flows buried by a relatively thin layer of aeolian sediments (Fig.…”

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Holocene cold storage practices on the eastern Snake River Plain: A risk-mitigation strategy for lean times

Byers

Henrikson

Breslawski

2016

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

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Geochronology and Geomorphology of the Pioneer Archaeological Site, Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA

Keene

2016

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Pioneer is an open‐air, stratified, multicomponent archaeological site located in the upper Snake River Plain of southeastern Idaho, USA. Block excavations provided an opportunity to contribute to the Late Quaternary geomorphic history of the Big Lost River drainage and provide geochronological context of archaeological components at the site. The stratigraphic sequence is interpreted as reflecting multiple depositional episodes and five soil‐formation periods beginning pre‐7200 cal. yr B.P. and lasting to the historic period. The stratigraphic sequence contains an archaeological component dated to ∼3800 cal. yr B.P. and several other components post‐800 cal. yr B.P. Major site formation processes include fluvial deposition and erosion, pedogenesis (accumulation of secondary carbonates), and bioturbation. Periods of increased deposition at Pioneer and elsewhere along the Big Lost River are inferred to have occurred between ∼8400–6500 cal. yr B.P. and ∼2700–400 cal. yr B.P., potentially related to cooler/wetter episodes of the mid‐to‐late Holocene, including increased precipitation during the Medieval Climatic Anomaly (post‐750 cal. yr B.P.). There is also evidence of a high‐energy erosional event at ∼3800 cal. yr B.P. indicating a large middle Holocene flood. Pioneer provides an example of the archaeological and paleoclimatic value of studying alluvial buried soil stratigraphic sequences in arid environments.

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Bison Freezers and Hunter-Gatherer Mobility: Archaeological Analysis of Cold Lava Tube Caves on Idaho’s Snake River Plain

Cited by 21 publications

References 3 publications

Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Of Buffalo and Butchers: Coupling Traditional Procurement Studies with Taphonomic Analyses to Explore Intensive Wild Animal Processing Patterns at Two Early Iron Age Sites in the Kruger National Park

Holocene cold storage practices on the eastern Snake River Plain: A risk-mitigation strategy for lean times

Geochronology and Geomorphology of the Pioneer Archaeological Site, Upper Snake River Plain, Idaho, USA

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