Zooarchaeological analysis is employed to determine the nature of social relationships within a Pacific Northwest Coast post-and-beam house dated to c. AD 200–650. Evaluation of faunal distribution patterns indicates that House 2 at the Dionisio Point site was occupied by a social group characterized by relative equality, rather than marked status differences. This provides an alternative, with a shift in emphasis, to initial interpretations. The implications include a House 2 household consisted of comparatively egalitarian, likely multi-lineage families that were members of an aggregate village. In the context of regional village settlement, these findings support the interpretation of site inhabitation focused on early spring to summer. The Dionisio Point data reflect the variation in Northwest Coast household composition. For studies of social organization within large households in other periods and places, the indication is that variability may exist but remain hidden from view until several sources of material evidence become available.

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评估内部家庭关系和场地使用

动物考古学分析被用来确定太平洋西北海岸建于 c. 的后梁房屋内社会关系的性质。公元 200-650 年。对动物群分布模式的评估表明，Dionisio Point 地点的 House 2 被一个以相对平等而不是显着地位差异为特征的社会群体所占据。这为初始解释提供了一种替代方案，重点转移。其影响包括一个由相对平等、可能是多血统家庭组成的第 2 院家庭，这些家庭是一个整体村庄的成员。在区域村庄聚落的背景下，这些发现支持对早春到夏季的现场居住的解释。Dionisio Point 数据反映了西北海岸家庭构成的变化。