1. Dietary Use of Water Resources in the Upper Paleolithic
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Huić, Filip and Vukosavljević, Nikola
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HUMANISTIC SCIENCES. Ethnology and Anthropology. Anthropology ,HUMANISTIC SCIENCES. Archeology. Prehistoric Archeology ,HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI. Arheologija. Prapovijesna arheologija ,prehrana ,gornji paleolitik ,Upper Paleolithic ,lovci skupljači ,hunter-gatherers ,HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI. Etnologija i antropologija. Antropologija ,vodeni resursi ,water resources ,diet - Abstract
U ovome preglednom radu analizirano je iskorištavanje vodenih prehrambenih resursa, s naglaskom na gornjopaleolitički Mediteran i sjevernu Španjolsku. Analizom relevantne literature utvrđeno je da su vodeni mekušci, odnosno školjkaši i puževi, najčešći ostaci beskralješnjaka na arheološkim nalazištima. Posebno se ističu priljepak (Patella vulgata), ogrc (Osilinus turbinatus) te Mytilus galloprovincialis, odnosno mediteranska dagnja. Kosti riba, vodenih ptica i vodenih sisavaca te ježinci i rakovi prisutni su u manjem broju. Nadalje, dok je u srednjem paleolitiku neandertalcima najčešći izvor proteina bio veliki kopneni plijen, u gornjem paleolitiku su se lovci skupljači okrenuli i manjem plijenu, odnosno više su jeli morske mekušce i ostale morske životinje. Dok je u prošlosti antropološke teorije prevladavalo mišljenje da su hominini u prapovijesti smatrali vodene prehrambene resurse nedovoljno produktivnim i čak odbojnim, u novije vrijeme, pomoću dokaza s terena, pokazalo se da je uloga vodenih prehrambenih resursa ipak mogla biti važnija. The topic of this review paper is the usage of consumable water resources. The focus is especially on the Upper Paleolithic Mediterranean and Northern Spain. Using relevant literature, it has been proven that marine molluscs, especially shellfish, are the most abundant remains of invertebrates on archaeological sites. This is especially true of the limpet Patella vulgata, the turbinate monodont Osilinus turbinatus and the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Bones of fish, marine mammals and waterfowl are less abundant, alongside with the remains of sea urchins and crabs. While in the Middle Paleolithic Neanderthals consumed mostly terrestrial big game, in the Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers also hunted small game, i.e., they consumed more often marine molluscs and other marine animals. In anthropological theory, in the past, the prevailing opinion was that hominins in prehistory thought very little of consumable water resources, labeling them as unproductive and even shunned them. However, in modern times, using evidence from fieldwork, it has been shown that the role of consumable water resources might have been more important than previously thought.
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- 2023