Prehistoric subsistence on the southern New England coast : the record from Narragansett Bay /

Prehistoric Subsistence on the Southern New England Coast examines long-term trends in prehistoric subsistence in the Narragensett Bay region of Southern New England. The results suggest that, unlike other areas of Eastern north America, specialized agriculutral economies did not develop in this reg...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bernstein, David J. (David Jared), 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1993.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay > Antiquities.
Indians of North America > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay > Economic conditions.
Subsistence economy > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay.
Economics, Prehistoric > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay.
Fish remains (Archaeology) > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay.
Indians > Antiquities > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay.
Indians > Economic conditions > Rhode Island > Narragansett Bay.
Peuples autochtones > Rhode Island > Narragansett, Baie de > Antiquit�es.
Peuples autochtones > Rhode Island > Narragansett, Baie de > Conditions �economiques.
�Economie de subsistance > Rhode Island > Narragansett, Baie de.
�Economie pr�ehistorique > Rhode Island > Narragansett, Baie de.
Restes de poissons (Arch�eologie) > Rhode Island > Narragansett, Baie de.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Indians > Economic conditions
Indians > Antiquities
Antiquities
Economics, Prehistoric
Fish remains (Archaeology)
Indians of North America > Antiquities
Indians of North America > Economic conditions
Subsistence economy
Indianen.
Prehistorie.
Zelfvoorziening.
Greenwich Cove Site (R.I.)
Narragansett Bay (R.I.) > Antiquities.
Greenwich Cove (R.I. : Site arch�eologique)
Narragansett, Baie de (R.I.) > Antiquit�es.
Atlantic Ocean > Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island > Greenwich Cove Site
Agriculture > Archaeology
Rhode Island
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  • Front Cover; Prehistoric Subsistence on the Southern New England Coast: The Record from Narraganset Bay; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; I. SUBSISTENCE DIVERSIFICATION; II. SCALE OF ANALYSIS; CHAPTER 2. GREENWICH COVE SITE AND NARRAGANSETT BAY: SETTING AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK; I. NARRAGANSETT BAY: OVERVIEW; II. ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK; CHAPTER 3. CHRONOLOGY OF OCCUPATION ATGREENWICH COVE; I. STRATIGRAPHY; II. RADIOCARBON DATES; III. CERAMICS; IV. PROJECTILE POINTS; V. GREENWICH COVE OCCUPATIONS
  • CHAPTER 4. INITIALE XPLOITATION OF SHELLFISH IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGIONI. INTRODUCTION; II. EXPLAINING THE BEGINNING OF COASTAL ADAPTATIONS; III. THE CHANGING COASTAL ENVIRONMENT: RECONSTRUCTING SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; IV. EARLY SHELLFISHING AT GREENWICH COVE; CHAPTER 5. PREHISTORIC SHELLFISH USE ATGREENWICH COVE; I. MOLLUSCAN SPECIES REPRESENTED AT GREENWICH COVE; II. THE GREENWICH COVE SHELLFISH ASSEMBLAGE:ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION; III. CHANGING PATTERNS OF SHELLFISH USE; IV. FOOD VERSUS SHELLS: AN EVALUATION OF INDICES OF ABUNDANCE; V. SAMPLING CONSIDERATIONS
  • VI IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGES IN SHELLFISH SIZECHAPTER 6. VERTEBRATE FAUNA; I. ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION; II. THE GREENWICH COVE FAUNAL ASSEMBLAGE; III. PATTERNS IN THE GREENWICH COVE VERTEBRAL REMAINS; IV. CONCLUSIONS; CHAPTER 7. PREHISTORIC USE OF PLANT FOODS; L RESULTS FROM GREENWICH COVE; II� EVIDENCE FROM THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION; III. PLANT USE PATTERNS IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION; IV. SUMMARY; CHAPTER 8. HISTORY OF LAND MODIFICATION; I. THE PALYNOLOGICAL RECORD; II. NATIVE AMERICAN LAND CLEARANCE; CHAPTER 9. SEASONALITY; I. SEASONALITY OF QUAHOG COLLECTING
  • II. SEASONALITY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTINGIII. SEASONAL AVAILABILITY OF MIGRATORY SPECIES; IV. SEASONALITY AT GREENWICH COVE; V. SEASONALITY IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION; CHAPTER 10. SUBSISTENCE PATTERNS IN THE NARRAGANSETT BAY REGION; I. EXPANSION AND SEDENTISM; II THE ROLE OF DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURE; APPENDIX A: FEATURES AT THE GREENWICH COVE SITE; APPENDIX B: INVENTORY OF SHELLFISH REMAINS FROM THE GREENWICH COVE SITE; REFERENCES; INDEX

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