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An isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala

dc.creatorSharpe, Ashley E.
dc.creatorManuel Palomo, Juan
dc.creatorInomata, Takeshi
dc.creatorTriadan, Daniela
dc.creatorPinzón, Flory
dc.creatorCurtis, Jason
dc.creatorEmery, Kitty
dc.creatorKamenov, George
dc.creatorKrigbaum, John
dc.creatorMacLellan, Jessica
dc.creatorWeihmüller, María Paula
dc.date2024-05
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-02T01:23:26Z
dc.date.available2024-08-02T01:23:26Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/237357
dc.identifierSharpe, Ashley E.; Manuel Palomo, Juan; Inomata, Takeshi; Triadan, Daniela; Pinzón, Flory; et al.; An isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala; Elsevier; Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports; 55; 5-2024; 1-13
dc.identifier2352-409X
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dc.identifier.urihttps://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/175404
dc.descriptionThis study examines the carbon (δ13C), oxygen (δ18O), and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotopes from the dental enamel of 63 animals and compares these data to the carbon signatures from 21 humans from the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala. Comparing both domestic dogs and non-domestic species over a history spanning two millennia, we find that subsistence strategies and interregional relationships between Ceibal and other areas changed over time, likely because of broader sociopolitical trends that affected the entire Maya region. During the first half of Ceibal’s history (1100 BCE – 250 CE), dogs consumed more maize than humans. Dogs were likely intentionally fed maize as they were a major meat source at the time, and “foreign”-born dogs were transported to the site from the volcanic highlands, two hundred kilometers to the south. The reliance on dogs as food appears to have changed during the Early Classic period (250 – 600 CE), as much of the site was abandoned and the remaining inhabitants began to focus their subsistence predominantly on maize agriculture and hunting local deer. Mammals were no longer moved from long distances to Ceibal, as the principal faunal imports were marine shells from an exchange network with the Caribbean coast. The isotope data complement other artifactual data at the site and demonstrate how Maya subsistence strategies varied over time.
dc.descriptionFil: Sharpe, Ashley E.. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Panamá
dc.descriptionFil: Manuel Palomo, Juan. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Inomata, Takeshi. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Triadan, Daniela. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Pinzón, Flory. Museo del Deporte de Guatemala; Guatemala
dc.descriptionFil: Curtis, Jason. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Emery, Kitty. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Kamenov, George. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Krigbaum, John. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: MacLellan, Jessica. University Wake Forest; Estados Unidos
dc.descriptionFil: Weihmüller, María Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352409X24001500
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jasrep.2024.104522
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectMAYA
dc.subjectMAIZE SUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC DOGS
dc.subjectCARBON ISOTOPES
dc.subjectSTRONTIUM ISOTOPES
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.titleAn isotopic examination of Maya Preclassic and Classic animal and human diets at Ceibal, Guatemala
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