Retention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile, during the late holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remains

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dc.contributor.authorRoberts, Aen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDonald Plate, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPetruzzelli, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWestaway, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorSantoro, CMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSwift, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMaddern, Ten_AU
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, GEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBertuch, Fen_AU
dc.contributor.authorRothhammer, Fen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-15T02:57:30Zen_AU
dc.date.available2014-07-15T02:57:30Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2013-05-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2014-07-15en_AU
dc.description.abstractOn the basis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human remains, this paper provides evidence for the retention of hunter-gatherer economies among coastal inhabitants in northern Chile during the late Holocene - at the same time that inland populations were adopting agricultural economies. Coastal diets from the Caleta Vitor region of the Atacama Desert were dominated by marine-based foods, predominantly from upper trophic levels. The focus on reliable marine food resources is interpreted as a risk minimisation strategy in this marginal arid environment. Although these coastal hunter-gatherers adopted other goods and traditions from agricultural populations, their participation in this larger interregional exchange network did not affect their basic subsistence economies. On the basis of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human remains, this paper provides evidence for the retention of hunter-gatherer economies among coastal inhabitants in northern Chile during the late Holocene - at the same time that inland populations were adopting agricultural economies. Coastal diets from the Caleta Vitor region of the Atacama Desert were dominated by marine-based foods, predominantly from upper trophic levels. The focus on reliable marine food resources is interpreted as a risk minimisation strategy in this marginal arid environment. Although these coastal hunter-gatherers adopted other goods and traditions from agricultural populations, their participation in this larger interregional exchange network did not affect their basic subsistence economies. Associated new radiocarbon dates from the site are also discussed. Skeletal remains and artefacts associated with the Caleta Vitor shell middens generally originate from sites with dates ranging from c. 9000-476 BP. However, the human remains that are the subject of this research cover the time period c. 4000-476 BP.© 2013, Elsevier Ltd.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationRoberts, A., Pate, F.D., Petruzzelli, B., Carter, C., Westaway, M.C., Santoro, C.M., Swift, J., Maddern, T., Jacobsen, G.E., Bertuch, F., & Rothhammer, F. (2013). Retention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from caleta vitor, northern chile, during the late holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remains. Journal of Archaeological Science, 40(5), 2360-2372. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.009en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc4941en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0305-4403en_AU
dc.identifier.issue5en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Archaeological Scienceen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination2360-2372en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.009en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/5758en_AU
dc.identifier.volume40en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherElsevier Science Ltd.en_AU
dc.subjectCarbonen_AU
dc.subjectNitrogenen_AU
dc.subjectIsotope ratioen_AU
dc.subjectPopulationsen_AU
dc.subjectSkeletonen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.titleRetention of hunter-gatherer economies among maritime foragers from Caleta Vitor, northern Chile, during the late holocene: evidence from stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis of skeletal remainsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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