A discernment of prey selection by the ancient Maya: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) pest, prey, or domesticateTools Cantryll-Stewart, Ricki (2018) A discernment of prey selection by the ancient Maya: white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) pest, prey, or domesticate. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
AbstractThis thesis investigates the demographics of paleo-populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) as a means of testing the hypothesis that this species was domesticated or managed as a vital cultural and economic resource by the ancient Maya in Mesoamerica. To do so it employs a set of standardized bone measurements derived from a modern population and compares them with 1100 deer bone samples recovered by archaeologists from Maya sites dating from 450 B.C. to the late 16th century. These measurements were also applied to modern white-tailed deer specimens representing a discrete population from south eastern Florida of know age, and sex, for use as a baseline. The recorded measurements were used for side by side comparisons and to generate log ratios testing population stature and sexual dimorphism represented in the archaeological materials.
Actions (Archive Staff Only)
|
Tools
Tools
![[img]](/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
