Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene

Subsistence adaptations to coastal environments and the capacity to take advantage of mangrove swamps has likely played an important role in the success of the maritime colonization of Southeast Asian and Wallacean islands by modern humans. Yet, ichthyoarchaeological studies remain rare in this part...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Boulanger, Clara, Ingicco, Thomas, Piper, Philip J, Amano, Noel, Grouard, Sandrine, Ono, Rintaro, HAwkins, Stuart, Pawlik, Alfred
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
Subjects:
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/22
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564894.2018.1531957?casa_token=37vMcNVxlKcAAAAA%3Av4H_Xku4rDirB_wXNYs7BD4Vk_qEIa0gAp7M7x2k-UXXsyizQR2t5f1HDspMhUB46Odv-rfw3lOJLA
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
id ph-ateneo-arc.sa-faculty-pubs-1021
record_format eprints
spelling ph-ateneo-arc.sa-faculty-pubs-10212020-06-01T02:30:31Z Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene Boulanger, Clara Ingicco, Thomas Piper, Philip J Amano, Noel Grouard, Sandrine Ono, Rintaro HAwkins, Stuart Pawlik, Alfred Subsistence adaptations to coastal environments and the capacity to take advantage of mangrove swamps has likely played an important role in the success of the maritime colonization of Southeast Asian and Wallacean islands by modern humans. Yet, ichthyoarchaeological studies remain rare in this part of the world. Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, southwestern Mindoro, the Philippines) has yielded a stratigraphic filling extending from 30 ka to 4 ka, including a human-produced shell midden. Several remains from marine and terrestrial animals have been recovered from the site. We report here on an Australo-Melanesian subsistence behavior based on ichthyofaunal, crustacean, and large mammal remains. Their adaptation to successfully exploit different marine environments from open reef to mangrove swamps is demonstrated by the continuous presence of fishes from these marine zones throughout the stratigraphy and by the development of a range of fishing and foraging techniques. The increased hunting of Sus oliveri furthermore shows increased foraging in tropical rainforests after 6 ka. Interestingly, based on crustaceans analysis, mangrove foraging in Bubog I declined when the development of these swamps was at their maximum in other islands in the Philippines. Variability in subsistence strategies therefore appears to be a response to changing landscapes during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition with a strong marine specialization that only increased as mangrove habitats declined. 2019-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/22 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564894.2018.1531957?casa_token=37vMcNVxlKcAAAAA%3Av4H_Xku4rDirB_wXNYs7BD4Vk_qEIa0gAp7M7x2k-UXXsyizQR2t5f1HDspMhUB46Odv-rfw3lOJLA Sociology & Anthropology Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo ichthyofauna fishing techniques paleoenvironment coastal adaptation fishing gorge net-sinkers rainforest Philippines Anthropology Sociology
institution Ateneo De Manila University
building Ateneo De Manila University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider Ateneo De Manila University Library
collection archium.Ateneo Institutional Repository
topic ichthyofauna
fishing techniques
paleoenvironment
coastal adaptation
fishing gorge
net-sinkers
rainforest
Philippines
Anthropology
Sociology
spellingShingle ichthyofauna
fishing techniques
paleoenvironment
coastal adaptation
fishing gorge
net-sinkers
rainforest
Philippines
Anthropology
Sociology
Boulanger, Clara
Ingicco, Thomas
Piper, Philip J
Amano, Noel
Grouard, Sandrine
Ono, Rintaro
HAwkins, Stuart
Pawlik, Alfred
Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
description Subsistence adaptations to coastal environments and the capacity to take advantage of mangrove swamps has likely played an important role in the success of the maritime colonization of Southeast Asian and Wallacean islands by modern humans. Yet, ichthyoarchaeological studies remain rare in this part of the world. Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, southwestern Mindoro, the Philippines) has yielded a stratigraphic filling extending from 30 ka to 4 ka, including a human-produced shell midden. Several remains from marine and terrestrial animals have been recovered from the site. We report here on an Australo-Melanesian subsistence behavior based on ichthyofaunal, crustacean, and large mammal remains. Their adaptation to successfully exploit different marine environments from open reef to mangrove swamps is demonstrated by the continuous presence of fishes from these marine zones throughout the stratigraphy and by the development of a range of fishing and foraging techniques. The increased hunting of Sus oliveri furthermore shows increased foraging in tropical rainforests after 6 ka. Interestingly, based on crustaceans analysis, mangrove foraging in Bubog I declined when the development of these swamps was at their maximum in other islands in the Philippines. Variability in subsistence strategies therefore appears to be a response to changing landscapes during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition with a strong marine specialization that only increased as mangrove habitats declined.
format text
author Boulanger, Clara
Ingicco, Thomas
Piper, Philip J
Amano, Noel
Grouard, Sandrine
Ono, Rintaro
HAwkins, Stuart
Pawlik, Alfred
author_facet Boulanger, Clara
Ingicco, Thomas
Piper, Philip J
Amano, Noel
Grouard, Sandrine
Ono, Rintaro
HAwkins, Stuart
Pawlik, Alfred
author_sort Boulanger, Clara
title Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
title_short Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
title_full Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
title_fullStr Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
title_full_unstemmed Coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in Bubog I rockshelter (Ilin Island, Mindoro, Philippines) from the Late Pleistocene to the mid-Holocene
title_sort coastal subsistence strategies and mangrove swamps evolution in bubog i rockshelter (ilin island, mindoro, philippines) from the late pleistocene to the mid-holocene
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2019
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/22
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15564894.2018.1531957?casa_token=37vMcNVxlKcAAAAA%3Av4H_Xku4rDirB_wXNYs7BD4Vk_qEIa0gAp7M7x2k-UXXsyizQR2t5f1HDspMhUB46Odv-rfw3lOJLA
_version_ 1722366537175662592