ANT200H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Landscape Archaeology, Isotopic Signature, Geographic Information System
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The means of supporting life, referring to the acquisitions of food and other basic resources for survival. Three basic elements of subsistence: diet, the pattern of food consumption over a long period of time, technology, organization. Differences among them: wild vs domesticated resources, percentage of animal and plant. Intensive agriculture foods, degrees of mobility, population sizes, etc. What may we see these systems archaeologically: course pack (98-99) Use attributes and association to interpret diet. Share sources of information and research approaches with biological environmental reconstruction. The best direct source of information about past diet: since we"re not always sure if the information we receive is about diets. Harris line on lime bones, fade as a person ages. Artistic depictions of ancient meals in various media . Premise: the paleolithic diet is what humans are genetically adapted to: meat, seafood, fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts. Not: grains/legumes, dairy, refined sugars or refined oil, processed food.
