Some archaeoherpetological remains from the Netherlands

Glastra, Rob

doi:10.1016/0305-4403(83)90004-3

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“…European sites with abundant anuran remains are relatively uncommon considering the vast number of zooarchaeological assemblages that have been analyzed from the region. Many European researchers emphasize the utility of archaeological anuran remains as proxies for reconstructing past human environments (Bailon and Rage 1992; Gehasse 2001; Glastra 1983), but others explicitly tackle the problem of how anuran bones became incorporated into the archaeological record and whether or not they represent food, some other use, or natural accumulations.…”

Section: Anuran Remains From Archaeological Depositsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Toad remains reported from European sites are most often those of European toad ( Bufo bufo ) or other members of the bufonid toad family (Bufonidae). When encountered, toad remains are most often considered intrusive to cultural deposits (e.g., Glastra 1983; see previously discussed Piper and O'Connor 2001; Ranworthy et al 1990). An exception to this is provided by a nutterjack toad ( Epidalea calamita , formerly Bufo calamita ) tibiofibula with cutmarks from the P14 site in Noordoostpolder, Netherlands, which Gehasse (2001) interprets as evidence of human use.…”

Section: Anuran Remains From Archaeological Depositsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Explaining Toad Bones in Southern Appalachian Archaeological Deposits

Whyte

Compton

2020

Am. Antiq.

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Toad bones, sometimes occurring in great numbers in pit features and other contexts in Native American village and mound sites in the Appalachian Summit, have been interpreted as evidence that toads were consumed, used for their purportedly hallucinogenic toad venom, placed as ritual deposits, or naturally entrapped/intrusive. A paucity or lack of bones of the head in some contexts is suggestive of decapitation and consumption of toads. Alternatively, bones of the head may be less preservable, recoverable, or identifiable. This study examines toad remains on Appalachian Summit late precontact and contact period sites, reviews previous experimentation, and presents a new experimental study undertaken to identify agencies of accumulation. We propose that toads were regularly consumed and possibly as part of ritualized events associated with village and mound construction. The temporal and geographic restriction of this practice to the Pisgah and Qualla phases of the Appalachian Summit suggests subsistence ethnicity as alluded to in historical accounts.

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Section: Anuran Remains From Archaeological Depositsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Anuran Remains From Archaeological Depositsmentioning

confidence: 99%