Late Prehistoric Prey Selection and Procurement Strategies in the Wyoming Basin

怀俄明盆地史前晚期猎物选择和采购策略

• 批准号: 9411016
• 负责人: James Stoltman
• 金额: $ 0.53万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-08-15 至 1996-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9411016&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Late; Prehistoric; Prey; Selection; Procurement

9411016 Stoltman Under the direction of Dr. James Stoltman, Mr. Patrick Lubinski will collect data for his doctoral dissertation. The work consists of two phases. In December 1991 a herd of 150 Wyoming proghorn antelope fell over a cliff on a foggy day and were killed. The skeletal remains have been collected and through analysis of dental remains it is possible to reconstruct the age profile of the group and to improve criteria for aging skeletal remains of this species. In the first part of his research, Mr. Lubinski will study these materials. On this basis he will then examine a series of proghorn skeletal remains collected from many sites and time periods in the Great Basin region. Prehistoric peoples hunted this species widely and Mr. Lubinski's goal is to reconstruct changing utilization patterns over time. This work is important for several reasons. Archaeological evidence suggests that over time intensified resource use occurred in the Great Basin and that human groups tended to specialize and focus on limited types of food. While this process is well documented in other parts of the world and led to the domestication of plants and animals, it would be surprising and unusual if such a process took place in a desertic Great Basin environment. Mr. Lubinski will examine this phenomenon. Secondly, the research will contribute basic biological data which will be useful to archaeologists who study and attempt to interpret faunal remains. Finally, this project will contribute to the training of a promising young scientist. ***

9411016 Stoltman 在 James Stoltman 博士的指导下，Patrick Lubinski 先生将为他的博士论文收集数据。工作分为两个阶段。 1991年12月，一群150只怀俄明州叉角羚在一个大雾天从悬崖上掉下来身亡。骨骼遗骸已被收集，通过对牙齿遗骸的分析，可以重建该群体的年龄概况，并改善该物种骨骼遗骸老化的标准。在他的研究的第一部分，卢宾斯基先生将研究这些材料。在此基础上，他将检查从大盆地地区的许多地点和时期收集的一系列牛角羚骨骼遗骸。史前人类广泛捕猎该物种，卢宾斯基先生的目标是重建随时间变化的利用模式。 这项工作之所以重要有几个原因。考古证据表明，随着时间的推移，大盆地的资源使用不断加强，人类群体倾向于专门化并专注于有限类型的食物。虽然这一过程在世界其他地区有详细记载，并导致了植物和动物的驯化，但如果这样的过程发生在沙漠大盆地环境中，那将是令人惊讶和不寻常的。卢宾斯基先生将研究这一现象。其次，该研究将提供基本的生物学数据，这对研究和试图解释动物遗骸的考古学家很有用。最后，该项目将有助于培养有前途的年轻科学家。 ***