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Where in the World? Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of the Americas - Ep 47
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3 years ago
Where in the World? Part Three: The Zooarchaeology of the Americas - Ep 47
Welcome to episode three of a miniseries focusing on the zooarchaeology of
various world regions. This episode is centered around American zooarchaeology,
focusing on the natural history and anatomy of the most prominent wild and
domesticated species found throughout North and South America. Tune in for
beaver-pretenders, bison-cattle hybrids and even more moose/elk arguments!
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For rough transcripts of this episode go to
https://www.archpodnet.com/animals/47
Links
* Anning, C. (2011) Inca success in Peruvian Andes 'thanks to llama dung'. BBC
News.
* Crader, D. C. (1997). Prehistoric use of beaver in coastal Maine (USA).
Anthropozoologica, 25(26), 225-236.
* - Halbert, N. et al. (2007). "Where the buffalo roam: The role of history and
genetics in the conservation of bison on U.S. federal lands". Park Science.
24 (2): 22–29.
* Hirst, K.K. (2018) Llamas and Alpacas: The Domestication History of Camelids
in South America. ThoughtCo.
* Hubbard, T. (2014). Buffalo Genocide in Nineteenth-Century North America.
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* Petrigh, R. S., & Fugassa, M. H. (2013). Molecular identification of a
Fuegian dog belonging to the Fagnano Regional Museum ethnographic collection,
Tierra del Fuego. Quaternary International, 317, 14-18.
* Miller, G. R. (2003). Food for the dead, tools for the afterlife:
Zooarchaeology at Machu Picchu. In Burger, R. L., and Salazar, L. C. (eds.),
The 1912 Yale Peruvian Scientific Expedition Collections from Machu Picchu:
Human and Animal Remains.
* Saunders, N. J. (1994). Predators of Culture: Jaguar Symbolism and
Mesoamerican Elites. World Archaeology, 26(1), 104–117.
* Speller, C. F. et al. (2010). "Ancient mitochondrial DNA analysis reveals
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* Turner, B. L., and Armelagos, G. J. (2012). "Diet, residential origin, and
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149 (1): 71–83.
* https://historicjamestowne.org/collections/artifacts/faunal-material/
* https://blog.nature.org/science/2017/11/20/tracing-the-wild-origins-of-the-domestic-turkey/
Contact
* Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz
[http://www.twitter.com/archaeologyfitz]
* Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady [http://www.twitter.com/crazybonelady]
* Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology [https://animalarchaeology.com/]
* Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY
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ArchaeoAnimals
This is a show about the connection between animals and humans in the past. Our experts, Alex Fitzpatrick and Simona Falanga will guide you through the interesting world of Zooarchaeology.