Abstract

Museum-based archaeological research is multifaceted due to the diverse excavation histories, sampling strategies, curation practices, and available documentation for museum collections. Museum-based studies provide an opportunity to analyze previously excavated materials from sites that were historically destroyed or are no longer accessible for further research. In this paper, we present new insights into the ancient fishery of the Par-Tee site, a large shell midden from the northern Oregon coast. We analyzed fish remains from the Par-Tee museum collection and curated unprocessed sediment samples to gain further insights into the ancient fisheries of the site. We compare our findings to three neighboring sites on the northern Oregon coast. We demonstrate that the Par-Tee museum collection is rich in large-bodied predatory fishes and that the sediment samples contain small-bodied fishes likely captured through mass harvesting.

摘要

由于挖掘历史、采样策略、策展实践和博物馆藏品的可用文件不同，基于博物馆的考古研究是多方面的。以博物馆为基础的研究提供了一个机会，可以分析从历史上被毁坏或不再可用于进一步研究的遗址中挖掘出的材料。在本文中，我们对 Par-Tee 遗址的古代渔业提出了新的见解，这是一个来自俄勒冈州北部海岸的大型贝壳。我们分析了 Par-Tee 博物馆藏品中的鱼类遗骸，并整理了未经处理的沉积物样本，以进一步了解该遗址的古代渔业。我们将我们的发现与俄勒冈州北部海岸的三个相邻地点进行了比较。