Late Holocene Animal Use in Southern Kamchatka

• DOI: 10.3368/aa.58.2.125
• Publication Date: 2023-06-01T17:40:18Z
• Authors: Katsunori Takase; Masaki Eda; Michael A. Etnier; Alexander I. Lebe...
• Keywords: Antler; Cape; Big game; tar (computing)

<h3>Abstract</h3> This study purposed to reveal animal use in southern Kamchatka by examining the largest archaeofaunal collections recovered Tamara M. Dikova and Nikolai N. Dikov. Radiocarbon dates of charcoal caribou antler demonstrated that materials for this were dated during past 1,600 years, including three cultural periods: Nalychevo Culture (the 15–19th centuries AD), Tar’ya mid-first millennium intermediate period between them early second AD). The taxonomical distribution suggested significance true seals as hunting games. Various roles sites around Cape Lopatka seasonal hunting, trade, manufacturing bone tools inferred based on composition. Caribou antlers, drift whale carcasses, long bird bones important making tools. first example wolf eel Steller’s sea cow remains associated with archaeological Siberian side North Pacific also reported.