Examining Large Game Animal Trade at Two Fremont Sites in Utah

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Strontium isotope analysis has been used by archaeologists to track prehistoric human and animal migrations. Strontium isotope analysis can suggest which large game individuals were obtained locally by prehistoric hunters and which were brought to habitation sites through long-distance hunting or trade. This study explores the potential of using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis to determine whether the Fremont obtained some non-local large game at habitation sites. The transport of large game by Fremont hunters is examined at two sites: Five Finger Ridge in central Utah and Wolf Village in northern Utah. The results suggest that Fremont hunters obtained at least some large game individuals from areas away from their habitations, potentially through trade.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24661