Iron Age hunting and herding in coastal eastern Africa: ZooMS identification of domesticates and wild bovids at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya

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dc.citation.articleNumber105368en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Archaeological Scienceen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber130en_US
dc.contributor.authorCulley, Courtneyen_US
dc.contributor.authorJanzen, Annekeen_US
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Samanthaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPrendergast, Mary E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShipton, Cerien_US
dc.contributor.authorNdiema, Emmanuelen_US
dc.contributor.authorPetraglia, Michael D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoivin, Nicoleen_US
dc.contributor.authorCrowther, Alisonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-07T20:22:16Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-06-07T20:22:16Zen_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractThe morphological differentiation of African bovids in highly fragmented zooarchaeological assemblages is a major hindrance to reconstructing the nature and spread of pastoralism in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we employ collagen peptide mass fingerprinting, known as Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS), coupled with recently published African ZooMS reference datasets, to identify domesticates and wild bovids in Iron Age assemblages at the cave site of Panga ya Saidi in southeast Kenya. Through ZooMS we have identified all three major African livestock—sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and cattle (Bos taurus)—at the site for the first time. The results provide critical evidence for the use of domesticates by resident foraging populations during the Iron Age, the period associated with the arrival of food production in coastal Kenya. ZooMS results show that livestock at Panga ya Saidi form a minor component of the assemblage compared to wild bovids, demonstrating the persistence of hunting and the secondary role of acquiring livestock in hunter-gatherer foodways during the introduction of agro-pastoralism. This study sheds new light on the establishment of food production in coastal eastern Africa, particularly the role of interactions between hunter-gatherers and neighbouring agro-pastoral groups in what was a protracted regional transition to farming.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCulley, Courtney, Janzen, Anneke, Brown, Samantha, et al.. "Iron Age hunting and herding in coastal eastern Africa: ZooMS identification of domesticates and wild bovids at Panga ya Saidi, Kenya." <i>Journal of Archaeological Science,</i> 130, (2021) Elsevier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105368.en_US
dc.identifier.digital1-s2-0-S0305440321000388-mainen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2021.105368en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110661en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rightsThis is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND licenseen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.titleIron Age hunting and herding in coastal eastern Africa: ZooMS identification of domesticates and wild bovids at Panga ya Saidi, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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