Testing the piñon ecotone hypothesis

David Hurst Thomas; Connie I. Millar

doi:10.5531/sp.anth.0106

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Testing the piñon ecotone hypothesis

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David Hurst Thomas, Connie I. Millar

Year:

2024

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5531/sp.anth.0106

Source:

Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History. Chapter 12

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Abstract

John C. Frémont became “almost obsessed” with piñon pine during his wintertime traverse of the Sierra Nevada in January of 1844. Purchasing a skin bag with a few pounds of pine nuts from local Indians, he found that “when roasted, their pleasant flavor made them an agreeable addition to our now scanty store of provisions." Although the existence of junipers was well known at the time, Frémont soon would bring piñon pine to the attention of the scientific community, formally recording the name Pinus monophylla in his journal.

Keywords

dietary niche, omnivore, feral pig, stable isotope, diet, specialization, Hawaii, Sus scrofa

Citation

Thomas, David Hurst; Millar, Constance I. 2024. Testing the piñon ecotone hypothesis. In: Thomas, David Hurst; Canaday, Timothy W.; Layton, Thomas N.; Millar, Constance I.; Pendleton, Lorann S. A.; Robinson, Erick; Rogers, Alexander K.; Semon, Anna M, eds. Defining the Central Mountains Archaic: Great Basin natural and cultural biographies: the archaeology of Monitor Valley, contribution 5. Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History. 106: 707-769. https://doi.org/10.5531/sp.anth.0106.