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Carbon and nitrogen isotopic evidence on Basketmaker II diet at cedar Mesa, Utah
Kiva • 60 (2) • Published In 1994 • Pages: 239-255
By: Chisholm, Brian, Matson, R. G. (Richard Ghia).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Chisholm and Matson analyzed carbon and nitrogen isotope from bone gelatin from ten individuals to learn more about Basketmaker II diet. The data indicate that the Basketmaker II individuals ate a diet that was primarily from C-4 plants or C-4 eating herbivores. This is interpreted as a diet based on maize.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Laboratory analysis of materials other than dating methods in archaeology
- Diet
- Cereal agriculture
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Basketmaker
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2009
- 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
- 2500-1600 BP (500 BC-AD 400)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Cedar Mesa, southeastern Utah, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Brian Chisholm ; R. G. Matson
- Includes bibliographical references (p.251-255 )
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 41020657
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Basket-Maker Indians--Antiquities