Finny Merchandise: The Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Trade in Gold Rush–Era San Francisco, California
| Autor: | Cyler Conrad, Kale Bruner, Upuli DeSilva, Kenneth W. Gobalet, Allen G. Pastron, Brittany Bingham, Brian M. Kemp |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Anthropological Research. 77:520-549 |
| ISSN: | 2153-3806 0091-7710 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/716744 |
| Popis: | During California’s Gold Rush of 1849–1855, thousands of miners rushed to San Francisco, Sacramento, and elsewhere throughout northern California, creating a significant demand for food. Here we investigate the role of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Pacific cod (G. macrocephalus) during the Gold Rush era using historical records, ancient DNA, and vertebral morphology in the cod assemblage recovered from Thompson’s Cove (CA-SFR-186H), a Gold Rush–era site in San Francisco. From the 18 cod bones recovered from Thompson’s Cove, our analysis of five specimens for ancient DNA indicates that Atlantic cod were imported during the 1850s, likely as a (largely) deboned, dried and salted product from the East Coast of the United States. Curiously, while locally available in very deep waters off the California coast, Pacific cod were minimally fished during the 1850s and became abundantly available in the 1860s after an Alaska-based fishery developed. |
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