Reconstructing New Orleans’ Historic Fisheries: Preliminary Results and Future Directions
Author(s): J. Ryan Kennedy
Year: 2018
Summary
This paper presents zooarchaeological fish data from several archaeological sites in historic New Orleans. First, the author discusses these data in terms of reconstructing the historic fisheries supplying New Orleans’ growing urban population, and he highlights the city’s engagement with both local fisheries and international trade networks. The fish data are used as a starting point for exploring how urban growth in New Orleans impacted fish populations in nearby waters and lead to changes in fish consumption over time. Second, the author presents future directions for research focusing on New Orleans’ historic fisheries. These include additional zooarchaeological and related analyses, and they form the basis of a unique, emerging collaborative research project between archaeologists and environmental scientists studying New Orleans’ environmental history.
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Reconstructing New Orleans’ Historic Fisheries: Preliminary Results and Future Directions. J. Ryan Kennedy. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2018 ( tDAR id: 441423)
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Keywords
General
Environment
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Fish
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 606