intrasite spatial analysis (Other Keyword)
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Intrasite spatial analysis reveals zooarchaeological remains indicative of Great Basin hunter-gatherer household behaviors. Results indicate the presence and spatial distribution of activity types. Analytical techniques facilitated evaluation of ethnographic models to find the best match to the zooarchaeological situation. Households associated with disparate climatic regimes, while contextually equivalent, exhibit variable zooarchaeological signatures for subsistence, social, and spiritual...
Impacts of Behavioral Contexts on Intrasite Zooarchaeological Sampling (2016)
Intrasite spatial analysis is nothing new, however, its application to zooarchaeological remains continues to be relatively rare. A critical aspect of any archaeological analysis is an understanding of where our samples come from in terms of human behavioral contexts. Animal remains end up in many places – where daily meals are prepared and eaten, where trash is dumped, where tools and ornaments are made and used, where special events bring people together, where sacrifices and offerings are...