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Degree

Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Anthropology, 2010.

Abstract

The Zencor site, a Late Woodland site, is located on an eastern terrace of the Scioto River within the southern boundary of the Columbus city limits. The site was originally investigated by Raymond Baby of the Ohio Historical Society in 1957 and 1958. The site was initially identified as a year-round settlement, but the radiocarbon dates suggest that the site was occupied intermittently throughout the Late Woodland as a seasonal occupation. An extensive investigation of over 10,000 animal bone fragments was performed on the faunal assemblage of the Zencor Site, incorporating the entire site, and revealing distinct subsistence patterns at the Late Woodland site. The data analysis suggests a high dependence on deer and wild turkey, including marrow utilization. The faunal record also indicates a lack of aquatic remains. The faunal record was compared to Reidhead’s (1981) linear model for the Late Woodland diet to determine if the inhabitants of Zencor were attempting to optimize their diet. The faunal analysis suggests that Late Woodland people were occupying Zencor intermittently during the winter and fall seasons and optimizing the available faunal resources.

Subject Headings

Archaeology

Keywords

Archaeology; Faunal Analysis; Late Woodland; Zencor Site; Deer Aging; Nutritional Optimization; Ohio

Committee / Advisors

Richard Yerkes (Advisor)
Julie Field (Committee Member)
Robert Cook (Committee Member)

Pages

94p.

Document number: osu1274982263
Permalink: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1274982263

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