A TEST OF DIET VERSUS DIAGENESIS AT VENTANA CAVE, ARIZONA

被引：16

作者：

EZZO, JA

机构：

[1] Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

来源：

JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE | 1992年 / 19卷 / 01期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC-LEVEL RELATIONSHIPS; PALEODIET; DIAGENESIS; DESERT SOUTH-WEST;

D O I：

10.1016/0305-4403(92)90004-M

中图分类号：

Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

030303 ;

摘要：

Eighty-two faunal specimens from three stratigraphic levels at Ventana Cave, Arizona, were analysed for multiple trace elements to investigate the effectiveness of Sr and Ba as dietary indicators and to assess the extent of diagenetic contamination. Focusing on predator-prey relationships within levels, comparisons with modern Sonoran Desert fauna and elemental correlations, the results suggest that Ba is a more sensitive paleodietary indicator than Sr in a desert environment, and that the extent of Sr diagenesis is more pronounced than Ba through time at the site. Variations in other elements, such as Al, Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na and P, are considered as well. © 1992.

引用

页码：23 / 37

页数：15

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