Abstract
Fish remains recovered from archaeological sites have been studied to reconstruct past human diet, fishing activities, techniques involved in fishing activities, trade and environment (Casteel, 1976; Wheeler, 1978; Brinkhuizen and Clason 1986; Wheeler and lones, 1989). Identification of fish bones can provide information on the species exploited while the number of individual species exploited can allow us to infer preference in human diet, or the relative contribution of individual species to the diet. A study of the habitats and ecology of fish can provide information on the season of capture, fishing areas and fishing techniques. Fish remains can also be used to estimate fish size, age and weight, season of capture, and so on. A study of selected elements of individual species can be used to infer fish processing techniques and trade activities. In this paper fish remains from the Konam-ri shell middens on Anmyun Island, Korea, will be studied which will focus on the aspects mentioned above. Sea bream (Chrysophrys major) is one of the species which will be discussed in detail.
Highlights
Fish remains recovered from archaeological sites have been studied to reconstruct past human diet, fishing activities, techniques involved in fishing activities, trade and environment (Casteel, 1976; Wheeler, 1978; Brinkhuizen and Clason 1986; Wheeler and lones, 1989)
In this paper fish remains from the Konam-ri shell middens on Anmyun Island, Korea, will be studied which will focus on the aspects mentioned above
Konam-ri shell middens on Anmyun island
Summary
Measurements of premaxillary length of sea bream from Konam-ri shell midden sites show that their size ranges from 2cm to 4.5cm with a mean between 3.0 and 3.4cm. It is worth noting that no premaxillary bones smaller than 2cm (about 25cm body length) have been recovered This may be related 19 different preservation rates(smaIler bones may disintegrate more than bigger ones), sampling bias (bigger bones may be easier to find than smaller ones), fishing methods, fishing tackle, fishing area and season of capture, etc. It is unlikely, that all small premaxillary bones would have been destroyed, and it is possible that small fish bones were not exploited. Correlation curve between body length and premaxillary of sea bream, and histogram of premaxillary length of sea bream from the Konam-ri shell midden sites (Modified from Akazawa 1969, 43.)
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