Isotopic analysis of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) bones from Shields Pueblo, southwest C... more Isotopic analysis of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) bones from Shields Pueblo, southwest Colorado, USA, suggests that these birds consumed a diet high in C4 plants. This contrasts with the diet of local herbivores, where much lower percentages of C4 plants were recorded. In view of the prevalence of maize (Zea mays) in the human diet of Ancestral Puebloan people, we
During Pueblo III (c. 1150-1275 A.D.) in the northern American Southwest there was a decline in l... more During Pueblo III (c. 1150-1275 A.D.) in the northern American Southwest there was a decline in large mammal hunting and an increase in domestic turkey. Cross-cultural studies support the association of large game hunting with men and non-transhumant domesticates with women. We hypothesize that human population increase and associated resource depression, more densely packed settlements, and warfare combined to restrict male participation in symbolically charged large game procurement. Women became more important as providers of meat. Such restructuring of social relations may have been a component of the c. 1275 "abandonment" of the northern San Juan Region.
Isotopic analysis of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) bones from Shields Pueblo, southwest C... more Isotopic analysis of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) bones from Shields Pueblo, southwest Colorado, USA, suggests that these birds consumed a diet high in C4 plants. This contrasts with the diet of local herbivores, where much lower percentages of C4 plants were recorded. In view of the prevalence of maize (Zea mays) in the human diet of Ancestral Puebloan people, we
During Pueblo III (c. 1150-1275 A.D.) in the northern American Southwest there was a decline in l... more During Pueblo III (c. 1150-1275 A.D.) in the northern American Southwest there was a decline in large mammal hunting and an increase in domestic turkey. Cross-cultural studies support the association of large game hunting with men and non-transhumant domesticates with women. We hypothesize that human population increase and associated resource depression, more densely packed settlements, and warfare combined to restrict male participation in symbolically charged large game procurement. Women became more important as providers of meat. Such restructuring of social relations may have been a component of the c. 1275 "abandonment" of the northern San Juan Region.
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