Prehistoric Fishing Practices in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Author(s): Thomas Wake
Year: 2023
Summary
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.
The pre-European population of the Bocas Del Toro Archipelago was more numerous and diverse than previously thought. Fish were a primary source of vertebrate protein throughout the region. Recent findings illustrate that the inhabitants of Sitio Drago consumed both maize and beans, not just root and tree crops as previously assumed. This presentation highlights the contribution of fish to diverse diet at Sitio Drago and examines fishing-related material culture, resource focus, collection strategies and fish consumption at the site.
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Prehistoric Fishing Practices in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Thomas Wake. Presented at The 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. 2023 ( tDAR id: 474556)
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Keywords
General
human impacts
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Intermediate Area
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Subsistence and Foodways
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Zooarchaeology
Geographic Keywords
Central America and Northern South America
Spatial Coverage
min long: -92.153; min lat: -4.303 ; max long: -50.977; max lat: 18.313 ;
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 36325.0