DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.12.009
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85040375618
论文题名: Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile – A view from prehistory
作者: King C.L. ; Millard A.R. ; Gröcke D.R. ; Standen V.G. ; Arriaza B.T. ; Halcrow S.E.
刊名: Quaternary Science Reviews
ISSN: 2773791
出版年: 2018
卷: 182 起始页码: 163
结束页码: 174
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Carbon
; Dietary isotopes
; FRUITS
; Nitrogen
; South America
Scopus关键词: Carbon
; Fruits
; Isotopes
; Marine biology
; Natural resources
; Natural resources management
; Nitrogen
; Nutrition
; Oceanography
; Carbon and nitrogen isotopes
; Human population
; Human settlements
; Isotopic signals
; Marine environment
; Regional economy
; South America
; Terrestrial environments
; Landforms
; archaeological evidence
; biota
; bone
; carbon isotope
; fruit
; human settlement
; marine environment
; marine resource
; nitrogen
; nitrogen isotope
; prehistoric
; reconstruction
; resource use
; terrestrial environment
; Atacama Desert
; Chile
; Chile
; Humboldt Current
; Pacific Ocean
; South America
; Zea mays
英文摘要: The Atacama Desert is one of the most inhospitable terrestrial environments on Earth, yet the upwelling of the Humboldt Current off the coast has resulted in the presence of a rich marine biota. It is this marine environment which first enabled the human settlement of the northern Atacama Desert, and continues to form the basis of regional economies today. In this paper we explore how the desert has shaped human dietary choices throughout prehistory, using carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human bone collagen (n = 80) to reconstruct the diets of the inhabitants of the Arica region of the northern Atacama. This area is one of the driest parts of the desert, but has been generally understudied in terms of dietary adaptation. Statistical analysis using FRUITS has allowed deconvolution of isotopic signals to create dietary reconstructions and highlight the continued importance of marine resources throughout the archaeological sequence. Location also appears to have played a role in dietary choices, with inland sites having 10–20% less calories from marine foods than coastal sites. We also highlight evidence for the increasing importance of maize consumption, coinciding with contact with highland polities. In all periods apart from the earliest Archaic, however, there is significant variability between individuals in terms of dietary resource use. We conclude that marine resource use, and broad-spectrum economies persisted throughout prehistory. We interpret these results as reflecting a deliberate choice to retain dietary diversity as a buffer against resource instability. © 2017 The Authors Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/112301
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作者单位: Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom; Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom; Departamento de Antropología, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile; Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
Recommended Citation:
King C.L.,Millard A.R.,Gröcke D.R.,et al. Marine resource reliance in the human populations of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile – A view from prehistory[J]. Quaternary Science Reviews,2018-01-01,182