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A Late Archaic Period Dog Burial from the Tucson Basin, Arizona

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Pages 291-305 | Published online: 25 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

In November 1998, the remains of the cranium of a large, mature dog (Canis familiaris) were found in a cultural deposit during archaeological testing at the Late Archaic Costello-King site (AZ AA: 12: 503 [ASM]) in the northern Tucson Basin. The depositional context suggests a deliberate burial, and crude damage to the occipital area of the cranium indicates that the skull had been severed from the body prior to interment. A conventional AMS radiocarbon date on the bone gelatin yielded a date of 2600±50 B.P., and a 13C of-10.0 %o obtained from the gelatin suggests a diet containing a significant C4 component. We discuss the remains in terms of Late Archaic/Early Formative period human utilization of domestic canids in southern Arizona, and how the 13C value might be used as a proxy measure for human diets of this time period.

RESUMEN

En noviembre de 1998, los restos de un cráneo canino (Canis familiaris) de edad adulta, fue localizado en un depósito cultural durante las excavaciones preliminares arqueológicas del sitio del Periodo Arcaico Tardío Costello-King (AZ AA: 12: 503 [ASM]) al norte de la cuenca de Tucson. La deposición de los restos sugiere un entierro deliberado. El daño localizado en la porción occipital indica que el cráneo fue separado del cuerpo antes del enterramiento. Una datación convencional de radiocarbono (AMS) del tejido esponjoso del hueso proporciono la fecha 2600±50 A.P. y una lectura de -10.0 de 13C sugiere una dieta con un componente significativo de C6 Nosotros presentamos estos restos en términos de la utilización humana de caninos domesticados en la porción sur de Arizona durante el periodo Arcaico Tardío/Formativo Temprano, y cómo la identificación del componente 13C puede ser utilizado como medida para establecer la dieta humana durante este periodo.

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