W4: L17 = Palaeozoology [Human Impact - Anasazi] (Prof. Shaw)

Question 1

Anasazi attributes? (2)

Answer 1

• America Southwest region.
• Lived in dry environments.

Question 2

Animals present in these dry environments? (4)

Answer 2

• Prairie dogs (rabbit-like).
• Deer.
• Black bears.
• Mountain lions.

Question 3

Important time periods in Anasazi? (5)

Answer 3

• Basketmaker II.
• Pueblo I.
• Pueblo II.
• Pueblo III.
• Pueblo IV.

Question 4

Basketmaker I attributes? (4)

Answer 4

• 1st settlements (villages).
• Mealies (not native to SA & were small then large).
• Hunter gatherers to farmers.
• People domesticated turkeys in Mexico.

Question 5

Pueblo I attribute?

Answer 5

Settled as farmers.

Question 6

Pueblo II attributes? (2)

Answer 6

• People constructed massive structures.
• Increased population over time had a higher impact on the local environment.

Question 7

Pueblo IV?

Answer 7

= introduction of sheep.

Question 8

Human impacts? (4)

Answer 8

• Increased human populations.
• Deforestation (wood).
• Artiodactyls/antelopes decrease, likely due to overhunting (resource depression).
• Increased use of turkeys (due to local extinction of antelope).

Question 9

Wood (from deforestation)?

Answer 9

= hauled 240 000 trees from 75km radius for roof construction.

Question 10

Conclusion/Summary? (2)

Answer 10

• Conservation was extremely rare in the distant past.
• Hominins had a major impact on their environments through fire, domestication, resource overhunting, etc.