Fremont Fishing: New Data from Recent Excavations in Utah Valley

Summary

The Utah Valley, with easy access to montane, lacustrine, and riverine resources, is the location of some of the largest known Fremont habitation sites. Two of these sites have recently been excavated resulting in a wealth of new data. While many aspects of Fremont diet have been explored in depth, the role of fishing is often understudied due to poor preservation of fish remains and fishing tools. In this poster we report the analysis of the fish bones and the recovery and analysis of bone and antler harpoons. We attempt to better understand the fishing practices of the Fremont in Utah Valley and analyze the differences between Fremont sites at varying distances from Utah Lake.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21582