AR101 Lecture Notes - Dental Plaque, Scanning Electron Microscope, Smallpox
26 Aug 2013
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The when, where, why and how of subsistence & diet: new formulations: nature & change in society & culture, societies have several interconnected parts. Data sources: ethnohistorical accounts (writing, art) Neural subsistence was mixed, relying on agriculture, hunting, gathering, fishing. Women did all the agriculture work, tilled ground, planted & harvested corn, stored, prepared, pounded & roasted corn in the ashes. These accounts provide a short-term view : material culture. Archaeologists from york & bradford analyzed crusts of burnt food found on the inside of chemical structures off fats, oil & add. Paleoethnobotanists study macro & micro plant remains & residues which provide information on actual food stuffs, diet, nutrition & preparation. Floatation is a method used to separate light fraction from soil (eg. carbonized seeds, wood, small bones) Phytoliths: rigid microscopeic silica bodies in plant tissues (flower, stem, root). Provide evidence of food stuff, processing, wild vs. domesticated. Palynology: recovery of pollen, spores help reconstruct the environment.
