Resource Intensification of Small Game Use at Goodman Point, Southwestern Colorado
Description:
This analysis of faunal remains from eleven archaeological sites in the northern San Juan region, extensively occupied by the Ancestral Pueblo people until they leave the region by AD 1300, explores the effects of resource intensification of small wild and domestic resources leading up to this regional depopulation. By examining multiple lines of evidence, in addition to faunal abundance, causal factors are identified to address changes in abundances through time. In particular, age- and sex-ba…
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Date:
December 2014
Creator:
Ellyson, Laura Jean