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Middle Mississippi Exploitation of Animal Populations: A Predictive Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Bruce D. Smith
Bruce D. Smith*
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Department of Anthropology, Loyola University of Chicago
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Abstract

A model consisting of a sequence of 4 interrelated hypotheses is presented as a framework within which exploitation of animal populations by Middle Mississippi groups can be considered. Faunal data recovered from a series of 7 Middle Mississippi sites is presented to facilitate the development of the model. The model proposes that Middle Mississippi exploitation of animal populations was selective, was seasonally oriented, and was concentrated on those sections of the biotic community that would provide a maximum meat yield with a minimum of effort.

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American Antiquity , Volume 39 , Issue 2Part1 , April 1974 , pp. 274 - 291
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1974

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