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The “Cayo” Site of Roseau: Ceramic, vertebrate and isotopic analysis of a Guadeloupe Late Ceramic archaeological assemblage

hal.structure.identifierMax Planck Institut for Archaeology
dc.contributor.authorBOCHATON, Corentin
hal.structure.identifierArchéologie Industrielle, Histoire, Patrimoine- Géographie, Développement, Environnement de la Caraïbe [EA 929] [AIHP-GEODE]
dc.contributor.authorBÉRARD, Benoît
hal.structure.identifierDe la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie [PACEA]
dc.contributor.authorCOCHARD, David
hal.structure.identifierAusonius-Institut de recherche sur l'Antiquité et le Moyen âge
dc.contributor.authorEPHREM, Brice
hal.structure.identifierDe la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie [PACEA]
dc.contributor.authorGALA, Monica
dc.contributor.authorGOEDERT, Jean
dc.contributor.authorLE LAY, Alice
hal.structure.identifierDe la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie [PACEA]
dc.contributor.authorRENOU, Sylvain
hal.structure.identifierDe la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie [PACEA]
dc.contributor.authorLENOBLE, Arnaud
dc.date.created2019-07
dc.date.conference2019-07-21
dc.description.abstractEnThe Cayo archaeological deposits documenting the contact period between European and Amerindian populations before the colonization of the Lesser Antilles are rare. Among the few sites dated to this period, the site of Roseau, excavated by Gérard Richard in the early 2000s, remains poorly investigated, especially from a stratigraphic and zooarchaeological point of view. In this study, we performed 20 new radiocarbon datings on the collagen content of rodent dentin along with new studies of the ceramic and faunal assemblages of the site. The results indicate that the archaeological assemblage is mainly associated to the Late Troumassoid, with some admixture of Early Troumassoid and Cayo elements represented in various proportions in the whole stratigraphy. Despite these elements, a chronological trend appears preserved in the stratigraphy allowing for a research of behavioral change in subsistence pattern through time. Vertebrate faunal data indicate that the two Troumassoid layers we recognized document different subsistence strategies. Indeed, the earliest inhabitants of the site were more focused on the exploitation of aquatic resources than the latest ones who more significantly exploited terrestrial fauna, especially rodents and iguanas. Carbon and oxygen stable isotope analyses performed on fossil tooth enamel of rodents (Antillomys rayi) suggest that Amerindians hunted them in both dry and wet environments. Paleontological approaches also led to the discovery of several now-extinct taxa that were part of the Amerindian diet. Our investigations point to a strong chronological variability of subsistence behaviors and improve our understanding of the accumulation history of the site.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.enPre-colonial Caribbean societies
dc.subject.enSubsistence practices
dc.subject.enzooarchaeology
dc.title.enThe “Cayo” Site of Roseau: Ceramic, vertebrate and isotopic analysis of a Guadeloupe Late Ceramic archaeological assemblage
dc.typeCommunication dans un congrès
dc.subject.halSciences de l'Homme et Société/Archéologie et Préhistoire
dc.subject.halSciences de l'environnement/Biodiversité et Ecologie
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropeEcosystèmes insualires tropicaux : réponse de la biocénose animale terrestre à6 000 ans d'anthropisation
bordeaux.countryBB
bordeaux.conference.cityBridgetown
bordeaux.peerReviewedoui
hal.identifierhalshs-02413386
hal.version1
hal.invitednon
hal.proceedingsnon
hal.conference.end2019-07-27
hal.popularnon
hal.audienceInternationale
hal.origin.linkhttps://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr//halshs-02413386v1
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