11864
Accession Number
29435
Author
Tuross, Noreen;Fogel, Marilyn L.;Newsom, Lee;Doran, Glen H.
Author Affiliation
Smithsonian Institution. Conservation Analytical Laboratory;Carnegie Institution of Washington. Geophysical Laboratory;Southern Illinois University. Department of Anthropology. Center for Archaeological Investigations;Florida State University. Department
Title Of Article Chaper
Subsistence in the Florida Archaic: The Stable-Isotope and Archaeobotanical Evidence from the Windover Site
Title Of Journal Book
American Antiquity
Volume
59
Issue
2
Pages
288-303
Collation
16 p. : ill.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English;Spanish
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A paleodietary analysis of the mid-Holocene mortuary site, Windover (8BR246), based on carbon and nitrogen bone-collagen values and archaeobotanical information is consistent with a subsistence strategy that utilized river-dwelling fauna and a range of terrestrial flora, such as grapes and prickly pear. The isotopic analysis does not support the extensive human dietary use of either marine mammals or classic terrestrial fauna such as deer or rabbit. Seasonal (late summer/early fall) use of the site is indicated by the range of flora found in association with the burials.
Keywords
Florida;archaic;stable;isotope;archaeobotanic;Windover;bon e;collagen
pub_id
11864