Uniformity and Regional Variation in Marine Fish Catches from Prehistoric New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Atholl
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-04T19:46:27Z
dc.date.available2010-08-04T19:46:27Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractCatch patterns of prehistoric Maori fishing, including their regional variations, have been described by Leach and Boocock (1993) for one large sample of archaeological assemblages. A second large sample is described here, and the results compared. The new data strengthen evidence of a narrow focus upon snapper fishing in the northern North Island and upon barracouta fishing in the southern South Island. The central regions are still inadequately represented by catch data. The overall emphasis upon a few medium-sized, shallow water, carnivorous species; regional variation in the taxa of these; and signs of a broad stability in catch patterns can be related fundamentally to the nature of a temperate-zone ichthyofauna and secondarily to probable features of the fishing gear and subsistence economy. There are some deficiencies in current data and approaches that need to be addressed. KEYWORDS: New Zealand, catch patterns, regional variation, fishing strategy.
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, A. 1997. Uniformity and Regional Variation in Marine Fish Catches from Prehistoric New Zealand. Asian Perspectives 36 (1): 1-26.
dc.identifier.issn1535-8283 (E-ISSN)
dc.identifier.issn0066-8435 (Print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/17085
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawai'i Press (Honolulu)
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 36
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNumber 1
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectcatch patterns
dc.subjectregional variation
dc.subjectfishing strategy
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Asia--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshPrehistoric peoples--Oceania--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshAsia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshOceania--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.subject.lcshEast Asia--Antiquities--Periodicals.
dc.titleUniformity and Regional Variation in Marine Fish Catches from Prehistoric New Zealand
dc.typeArticle
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