CAS AR 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Tooth Loss, Paleoethnobotany, Tooth Enamel
27 Mar 2016
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Altitude, latitude, landforms, and climate determine vegetation which determines animal life and both of these determine diet. Relate the date of a context to evidence of long-term climatic fluctuations obtained from sea and ice cores, as well as tree rings. Plant and animal remains are evidence of climate change and the flora and fauna around at that time. Poor preservation of organic remains and distorted samples lead to doubtful conclusions. Once we know the environment, we can see how people used those conditions and what they might have been eating. Plant and animal remains and residues on artifacts tell us about diets (indirect) Human remains such as stomach contents, fecal material, teeth, and bones give us direct evidence. Ocean sediments consist of an ooze made up of microfossils. Cores extracted from the seabed and fluctuations in the species represented can tell us about changes in environmental conditions. Cores can also be obtained from ice sheets.
