PROVISIONING AN URBAN ECONOMY: ISOTOPIC PERSPECTIVES ON LANDSCAPE USE AND ANIMAL SOURCING ON THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

Autor:	Russell B. Cutts, Carla S. Hadden, Laurie J Reitsema, Tad E. Brown, Maran E. Little, Brandon T. Ritchison
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Archeology geography Urban economics geography.geographical_feature_category Coastal plain Provisioning Catchment area Beef cattle Archaeology Zooarchaeology Historical archaeology Isotope analysis
Zdroj:	Southeastern Archaeology. 34:237-254
ISSN:	2168-4723 0734-578X
DOI:	10.1179/2168472315y.0000000006
Popis:	Isotopic evidence from animal bones deposited in urban contexts offers a landscape perspective into urban life, hinting at where animals lived before reaching their final resting place in the city. Here, we use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope evidence from cattle (Bos taurus) bones excavated from commercial and residential sites within historic Charleston, South Carolina, to evaluate whether markets pooled or segregated access to beef cattle drawn into the urban economy from the broader landscape. Results indicate that stable isotope values of cattle are varied, suggesting a broad catchment area, and differ significantly among site contexts, offering preliminary evidence regarding the roles markets played in integrating the surrounding landscape through market exchange.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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