Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States
People living in Mesoamerica and what is now the eastern and southwestern United States used turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) as sources of meat, eggs, bones, and feathers. Turkey husbandry and domestication are confirmed in two of these regions (Mesoamerica and the American Southwest), but human-turke...
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2021
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| author | Thornton, EK Peres, T Chase, KL Kemp, BM Frome, R Manin, A Basnett, L McGrath, K Speller, C Reitz, EJ |
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| description | People living in Mesoamerica and what is now the eastern and southwestern United States used turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) as sources of meat, eggs, bones, and feathers. Turkey husbandry and domestication are confirmed in two of these regions (Mesoamerica and the American Southwest), but human-turkey interactions in Eastern North American (eastern United States and Canada) are not fully explored. We apply stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) and ancient mitochondrial DNA analyses to archaeofaunal samples from seven sites in the southeastern United States to test whether turkeys were managed or captively reared. These combined data do not support prolonged or intensive captive rearing of turkeys, and evidence for less intensive management is ambiguous. More research is warranted to determine whether people managed turkeys in these areas, and whether this is generalizable. Determining whether turkeys were managed or reared in the southeastern United States helps define cultural and environmental factors related to turkey management or husbandry throughout North America. This inquiry contributes to discussion of the roles of intensified human-animal interactions in animal domestication. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:dfa8c879-9cdf-4000-9546-93a87f286dca2022-08-26T06:39:08ZTesting for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United StatesJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:dfa8c879-9cdf-4000-9546-93a87f286dcaEnglishSymplectic ElementsCambridge University Press2021Thornton, EKPeres, TChase, KLKemp, BMFrome, RManin, ABasnett, LMcGrath, KSpeller, CReitz, EJPeople living in Mesoamerica and what is now the eastern and southwestern United States used turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) as sources of meat, eggs, bones, and feathers. Turkey husbandry and domestication are confirmed in two of these regions (Mesoamerica and the American Southwest), but human-turkey interactions in Eastern North American (eastern United States and Canada) are not fully explored. We apply stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) and ancient mitochondrial DNA analyses to archaeofaunal samples from seven sites in the southeastern United States to test whether turkeys were managed or captively reared. These combined data do not support prolonged or intensive captive rearing of turkeys, and evidence for less intensive management is ambiguous. More research is warranted to determine whether people managed turkeys in these areas, and whether this is generalizable. Determining whether turkeys were managed or reared in the southeastern United States helps define cultural and environmental factors related to turkey management or husbandry throughout North America. This inquiry contributes to discussion of the roles of intensified human-animal interactions in animal domestication. |
| spellingShingle | Thornton, EK Peres, T Chase, KL Kemp, BM Frome, R Manin, A Basnett, L McGrath, K Speller, C Reitz, EJ Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States |
| title | Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States |
| title_full | Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States |
| title_short | Testing for Mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern United States |
| title_sort | testing for mississippian period turkey management in the archaeological record of the southeastern united states |
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