The archaeology of shellfishing practices on Ua Huka, Marquesas Archipelago (French Polynesia)

IF 1.1 3区 历史学 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY Archaeology in Oceania Pub Date : 2024-04-30 DOI:10.1002/arco.5316
Gabrielle Traversat, Eric Conte, Guillaume Molle
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Shellfish remains are ubiquitous to coastal archaeological sites in the Marquesas but have seldom been the focus of dedicated investigations into their contribution to past diet and daily life. On the island of Ua Huka, in the northern group of the archipelago, people have consumed a variety of shellfish since their arrival on the island around the early 12th century AD. By analysing assemblages from five coastal sites spanning from the early settlement until the 18th century and using an archaeomalacological approach (precise taxonomic identification, coupled quantification methods, observation of taphonomic processes, biometry), we attempt to recount the exploitation processes of this resource, from the initial gathering stage to the final discarding of the shell. We further explore inter-site and temporal variability in prey choice. Coupled with ethnographic accounts from European observers and insightful testimonies from current inhabitants of the island regarding present-day practices, we highlight the persistence of choices regarding species selection, breakage patterns and cooking processes on an island that has seen major subsistence changes since European contact.

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马克萨斯群岛(法属波利尼西亚)乌阿胡卡的贝类捕捞考古实践
贝类遗存在马克萨斯群岛的沿海考古遗址中随处可见,但却很少成为专门调查贝类对过去饮食和日常生活的贡献的重点。在群岛北部的乌阿胡卡岛,自公元 12 世纪初人们来到岛上以来,就一直食用各种贝类。通过分析从早期定居到 18 世纪的五个沿海遗址的贝类组合,并采用考古学方法(精确的分类鉴定、耦合量化方法、观察浮游生物学过程、生物计量学),我们试图再现这一资源从最初采集阶段到最终丢弃贝壳的开发过程。我们进一步探讨了猎物选择的地点间和时间上的变化。结合欧洲观察者的人种学描述和岛上现有居民对当今做法的深刻见解,我们强调了在这个自欧洲人接触以来经历了重大生存变化的岛屿上,对物种选择、破碎模式和烹饪过程的持续选择。
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期刊介绍: Archaeology in Oceania is published online and in print versions three times a year: April, July, October. It accepts articles and research reports in prehistoric and historical archaeology, modern material culture and human biology of ancient and modern human populations. Its primary geographic focus is Australia, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and lands of the western Pacific rim. All articles and research reports accepted as being within the remit of the journal and of appropriate standard will be reviewed by two scholars; authors will be informed of these comments though not necessarily of the reviewer’s names.
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