02481nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001300041245011700054210006900171300001200240490000700252520172000259653002501979653001902004653001902023653001902042653002702061653002802088100002502116700002002141700002402161856006602185       2018                        eng d  a2352409X00aIsotopic evidence for broad diet including anadromous fish during the mid-Holocene in northeastern North America0 aIsotopic evidence for broad diet including anadromous fish durin  a505-5120 v193 a<p>Archaeological evidence, including riverine and lake settlements, as well as fishing and netting artifacts, suggests that there was an increased reliance on inland fisheries during the mid-Holocene (ca. 4500–1800 cal BP) in northeastern North America. Unfortunately, more direct lines of evidence investigating this idea have not been thoroughly examined due to several factors, including inconsistent excavation techniques, and limitations in destructive analysis of human material remains. Here, we measured stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values from one human female and fifteen terrestrial and aquatic faunal taxa from deposits within the mid-Holocene site, Dutchess Quarry Cave 1 (Orange County, NY), to assess dietary source proportions and determine whether anadromous fish were a prominent dietary component for this individual. Using cluster analysis, potential prey species were grouped into three sources consistent with anadromous fish (“prey 1”), carnivores and omnivores (“prey 2”), and terrestrial herbivores and game birds (“prey 3”). We evaluated the relative contributions of the stable isotope values of the three prey groups using Bayesian analysis with MixSIAR. Our results indicate that animals within prey 3 made up the largest component of this individual's diet, implying that terrestrial herbivores and game birds likely dominated her diet. Fauna from isotope groups prey 1 (anadromous fish) and 2 (carnivores and omnivores) supplemented the diet. Based on these data, it appears that anadromous fish were a seasonal component of human diet and that the incorporation of these resources did not involve the dramatic reduction of other year-round protein sources.</p>
10aDutchess Quarry Cave10aEarly Woodland10aInland fishery10as Mixing model10aStable carbon isotopes10aStable nitrogen isotope1 aHeins-Ledogar, Sarah1 aFeranec, R., S.1 aZuhlke, Jessica, M.  uhttp://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352409X17307836