essay
Faunal analysis: [appendix J]
ancient chalcatzingo • Austin • Published In 1987 • Pages: 547-549
By: Grove, David C..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Bone preservation was poor at the Olmec-influenced highland site of Chalcatzingo, resulting in a limited sample (ranging from the Formative through Classic periods). The recovered remains are discussed by phase, with little or no discernable variation through time, perhaps due to the small sample size. Unlike at other Formative period highland sites, but just as at San Lorenzo in the Olmec heartland, domestic dog appears to have been the single most important source of meat. Although bone strontium analysis indicates greater meat consumption among elites, this is not supported by the pattern of faunal remains among residences.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Fauna
- Domesticated animals
- Archaeological inventories
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Olmec
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Leon G. Doyon ; 2007
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1972-1976
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 3500 BP-1100 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chalcatzingo, Morelos State, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- David C. Grove
- For bibliographical references see Grove: 1987 (Document 3)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 85022673
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Olmecs