Hydrogen and Oxygen (δ2H and δ18O) Isotopes and the Study of Human-Turkey Relationships in the Northern US Southwest
Author(s): Cyler Conrad; Jonathan Dombrosky; Abigail Judkins; Jacqueline Kocer; Emily Lena Jones
Year: 2023
Summary
This is an abstract from the "Isotopic and Animal aDNA Analyses in the Southwest/Northwest" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
Previous studies have established consistency, but also substantial anomalies, in how turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were managed across the US Southwest/Mexican Northwest. In this paper, we present bone collagen derived stable hydrogen (δ2H) and bone apatite derived stable oxygen (δ18O) isotopes in turkeys from Tijeras Pueblo (LA 581), Chamisal Pueblo (LA 22765), Arroyo Hondo Pueblo (LA 12), and the Gallina-affiliated sites of Rattlesnake Ridge (LA 35648) and Cuchillo (LA 22861). These isotope systems, although rarely discussed when investigating human-turkey relationships within the US Southwest/Mexican Northwest, present the opportunity to identify patterns relating to turkey foraging and management, as well as human mobility, when analyzed in conjunction with carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) systems.
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Hydrogen and Oxygen (δ2H and δ18O) Isotopes and the Study of Human-Turkey Relationships in the Northern US Southwest. Cyler Conrad, Jonathan Dombrosky, Abigail Judkins, Jacqueline Kocer, Emily Lena Jones. Presented at The 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023 ( tDAR id: 473262)
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Keywords
General
Ancestral Pueblo
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Archaeometry & Materials Analysis
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Mobility
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Subsistence and Foodways: Domestication
Geographic Keywords
North America: Southwest United States
Spatial Coverage
min long: -124.365; min lat: 25.958 ; max long: -93.428; max lat: 41.902 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 35867.0