essay

Comparing the preceramic and modern microfauna

guilá naquitz : archaic foraging and early agriculture in oaxaca, mexicoOrlandoPublished In 1986 • Pages: 239-246

By: Flannery, Kent V., Wheeler, Jane C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Flannery and Wheeler discuss the small fauna remains in Guilá Naquitz Cave, previewed by an examination of the contents of modern owl pellets from a nearby cave. They suggest a natural deposition of such remains in archaeological strata, with commentary on peri- and post-deposition animal disturbance, but also consider the inclusion of small animals in Archaic period human diet. Only remains from stratigraphic zones C and B pertain to the Early Archaic.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Organization and analysis of results of research
Fauna
Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Mesoamerican Archaic
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
General Middle America and the Caribbean
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 ; 2005
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1964-1966
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
10,750 BP-8670 BP
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Guilá Naquitz Cave, Eastern Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Kent V. Flannery and Jane C. Wheeler
For bibliographical references see document 13:Flannery
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
85004051
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Excavations (Archaeology)--Mexico/Mexico--Antiquities