Derivation and Application of an Otariid Utility Index

Savelle, James M.; Friesen, Max T.; LYMAN, L

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“…As noted by Binford, such indices provide an economic ''frame of reference '' (1987: 453) against which butchery, transport and utilization of animal carcasses may be examined. To date, however, utility indices have been derived primarily for terrestrial mammals [see summary and discussion in Lyman (1994: 225-234)], and it is only recently that attention has been directed to marine mammals, specifically pinnipeds [harp and hooded seals combined as one phocid seal index- (Lyman, Savelle & Whitbridge, 1992); ringed seals- (Mason, Gerlach & Diab, 1993); sea lions for an otariid seal index- (Savelle, Friesen & Lyman, 1996)]. …”

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An Odontocete (Cetacea) Meat Utility Index

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1996

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“…Values for seal food utility (FUI), skeletal element representation (%MAU) and percent carnivore damage for each element. Food utility data (FUI) from Savelle et al (1996).…”

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“…Thus, it is important to evaluate the taphonomic history of an assemblage to understand whether the patterns in skeletal-part frequencies are due to past butchery and transport practices or to taphonomic processes. For example, to examine whether carcass parts were being transported back to the site based on their nutritional value, we can compare the relative skeletal abundance (%MAU) of each element with its utility (FUI, Savelle et al 1996). Analysis of the Twilight Beach fur-seal data shows that skeletal-element abundance is not correlated with food utility at an ordinal level (r s = -0.301, p = 0.34; without outlier r s = -0.409, p = 0.21).…”

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Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

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2008

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terra australis 29Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present.Since the beginning of the series, the basic colour on the spine and cover has distinguished the regional distribution of topics as follows: ochre for Australia, green for New Guinea, red for South-East Asia and blue for the Pacific Islands. From 2001, issues with a gold spine will include conference proceedings, edited papers and monographs which in topic or desired format do not fit easily within the original arrangements. All volumes are numbered within the same series. List of volumes in Terra AustralisVolume 1: Burrill Lake and Currarong: Coastal Sites in Southern New South Wales. R.J. Lampert (1971) Volume 2: Ol Tumbuna: Archaeological Excavations in the Eastern Central Highlands, Papua New Guinea. J.P. White (1972) Volume 3 Copyright of the text remains with the contributors/authors, 2008. This book is copyright in all countries subscribing to the Berne convention. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. ISLANDS OF INQUIRY Papers in honour of Atholl Anderson'Aye,' said the Captain, reverentially; 'it's a almighty element. There's wonders in the deep, my pretty. Think on it when the winds is roaring and the waves is rowling. Think on it when the stormy nights is so pitch dark,' said the Captain, solemnly holding up his hook, 'as you can't see your hand afore you, excepting when the wiwid lightning reweals the same; and when you drive, drive, drive through the storm and dark, as if you was a driving, head on, to the world without end,'Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son (1848:252). Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard terra australis 29 terra australis 29 PrefaceThe impetus for this volume is the pending retirement of Professor Atholl Anderson from the Department of Archaeology and Natural History in the Australian National University in June 2008, after a distinguished and brilliant career in academic archaeology. In geographic range, Atholl's field research has extended over large swathes of the Pacific Ocean, from the west coast of South America to Western Micronesia, to Island Southeast Asia, and west to the Indian Ocean. Few prehistorians of Oceania have seen as much of their subject matter at such close quarters. The variety and span of his study areas are matched, and quite possibly exceeded, by the prodigious variety of subjects he has tackled in numerous scientific publications, which are ...

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“…differences between an otariid seal and a ringed seal; and Savelle, Friesen & Lyman, 1996). Detailed studies on the biology, physiology, ecology, and behaviour of the ringed seal may be found in Howell (1929), McLaren (1958, Bryden (1972), T. G. Smith (1973Smith ( , 1987, Frost & Lowry (1981), Smith & Hammill (1981), Finley, Miller & Koski (1983), Burns & Frost (1988), and Kelley (1988).…”

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“…This general concept has been accepted by archaeologists (e.g. Blumenschine & Caro, 1986;Brink & Dawe, 1989;Borrero, 1990;Kooyman, 1990;Lyman, Savelle & Whitridge, 1992;Emerson, 1993;Savelle, 1995;Savelle, Friesen & Lyman, 1996;see Lyman, 1994: 223-293, and various articles in Hudson, 1993 for details). Ethnoarchaeologists have corroborated some of Binford's findings in that transport decisions reflect ''trade-offs'' (Metcalfe & Barlow, 1991) between nutritional considerations, processing efficiency, and the weight of a carcass part (O'Connell, Hawkes & Blurton Jones, 1988;Savelle, 1995).…”

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Economic Utility of the Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida): Implications for Arctic Archaeology

Diab

1998

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Derivation and Application of an Otariid Utility Index

Cited by 55 publications

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An Odontocete (Cetacea) Meat Utility Index

An Odontocete (Cetacea) Meat Utility Index

Islands of Inquiry: Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes (TA29) : Colonisation, seafaring and the archaeology of maritime landscapes

Economic Utility of the Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida): Implications for Arctic Archaeology

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