essay
Fish exploitation: analysis of vertebrae and otoliths
Archaeological investigations at Helo' on Mescalitan Island, prepared by Lynn H. Gamble • Santa Barbara, Calif. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 17-1 to 17-34 ill.
By: Glenn, Brian K..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Glen analyzed the fish remains (otoliths and vertebrae) from HELO' (CA-SBA-46). Glen examined the fish remains as one unit rather than looking at them by stratigraphic level, so changes over time were not discussed. He discusses the species of fish which were exploited and the habitats these fish species can be found in. Some fishing techniques are briefly discussed. The importance of the various species of fish in the diet of the Chumash can be inferred from the text and tables.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Organization and analysis of results of research
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Fishing
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Late Southern California
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- Late Period
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- HELO' (CA-SBA-46), Calif., United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Brian K. Glenn
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18 to 17-19)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- California--Antiquities