Assessing foraging variability on small islands in Manu‘a (American Samoa) during the first millennium BC

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Small islands are important model systems for examining the role of people in shaping novel environments and modifying resources through time. Here we report on vertebrate faunal assemblages recovered from two sites Ofu Olosega (American Samoa), which were occupied only a few centuries after initial settlement islands. We assess forager decision-making both locally regionally as well changing subsistence regimes. Our results suggest foraging efforts focused marine environment, particularly fish, but with concomitant evidence interactions terrestrial habitats (e.g. seabirds) including introduction commensal species (i.e. red junglefowl Pacific rat). Notably documented high degree similarity between fish reported archaeologically those targeted by modern fishers region, is despite occurrence wide scale coastal landscape changes over past several thousand years. These preliminary outcomes may have remained stable occupation to present-day, future zooarchaeological research required comprehensively evaluate sustainability fishery millennia. Les petites îles sont des systèmes modèles importants pour l'étude du rôle de l'homme dans le façonnement nouveaux environnements et la modification ressources au fil temps. Nous présentons ici les faune vertébrée récupérés sur deux (Samoa américaines), qui n'ont été occupés que quelques siècles après colonisation initiale îles. évaluons prise décision fourrageurs à l'échelle locale régionale, ainsi l'évolution régimes subsistance. Nos résultats suggèrent recherche nourriture étaient concentrés l'environnement marin, en particulier poisson, mais avec preuves concomitantes d'interactions terrestres (par exemple oiseaux mer), y compris l'introduction d'espèces commensales sauvagine rouge rat Pacifique). avons notamment documenté un haut degré similitude entre espèces poissons rapportées par archéologues celles ciblées pêcheurs subsistance modernes région, ce malgré changements grande échelle paysage côtier cours derniers milliers d'années. Ces préliminaires peuvent suggérer restées stables depuis l'occupation jusqu'à aujourd'hui, recherches zooarchéologiques futures nécessaires évaluer manière exhaustive durabilité pêche millénaires. Please note: The publisher not responsible content or functionality any supporting information supplied authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed corresponding author article.

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عنوان ژورنال: Archaeology in Oceania

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['0003-8121']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/arco.5257