CAS AR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Upper Paleolithic, Aurochs, Castoroides
26 Mar 2016
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& nuts, roots, etc: microbotanical remains: cell structures of various parts (phytoliths), diatoms (silica walls of single cell algae), pollen, spores, starch grains, flotaion, zooarch. /faunal analysis: taphonomy processes that operaion organic remains ater death to form arch. /fossil deposits: analyze paterns of exploitaion (meat, milk, skins/leather, tracion [drat animals: donkeys, oxen, horses, llamas], analysis, species list created, faunal assemblage, preservaion & fragmentaion levels, techniques for couning: Mni minimal numbers of individuals (based on counts of skeletal parts from a species: biomass esimated total weight, evidence of butchering. Environment & diet: 2 key aspects of life: enviro. Natural & social milieu where human socieies operate: habitat varies greatly. People & enviro: enviro. not desiny, enviro. can limit/encourage human aciviies, human social network as imp. as enviro. condiions in daily life, culture can transcend enviro. challenges to a degree. Inorganic: sediments, known through coring: analogy to ecological tolerances of extant organisms, chemical info. contained in issues.
