2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia

Abstract Insects form an important source of food for many people around the world, but little is known of the deep-time history of insect harvesting from the archaeological record. In Australia, early settler writings from the 1830s to mid-1800s reported congregations of Aboriginal groups from mult...

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Autores principales:	Birgitta Stephenson, Bruno David, Joanna Fresløv, Lee J. Arnold, GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, Jean-Jacques Delannoy, Fiona Petchey, Chris Urwin, Vanessa N. L. Wong, Richard Fullagar, Helen Green, Jerome Mialanes, Matthew McDowell, Rachel Wood, John Hellstrom
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3ccb9dc0fdbf4dc9b6af9969e535b6872021-12-02T13:58:23Z2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia10.1038/s41598-020-79307-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3ccb9dc0fdbf4dc9b6af9969e535b6872020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79307-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Insects form an important source of food for many people around the world, but little is known of the deep-time history of insect harvesting from the archaeological record. In Australia, early settler writings from the 1830s to mid-1800s reported congregations of Aboriginal groups from multiple clans and language groups taking advantage of the annual migration of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) in and near the Australian Alps, the continent’s highest mountain range. The moths were targeted as a food item for their large numbers and high fat contents. Within 30 years of initial colonial contact, however, the Bogong moth festivals had ceased until their recent revival. No reliable archaeological evidence of Bogong moth exploitation or processing has ever been discovered, signalling a major gap in the archaeological history of Aboriginal groups. Here we report on microscopic remains of ground and cooked Bogong moths on a recently excavated grindstone from Cloggs Cave, in the southern foothills of the Australian Alps. These findings represent the first conclusive archaeological evidence of insect foods in Australia, and, as far as we know, of their remains on stone artefacts in the world. They provide insights into the antiquity of important Aboriginal dietary practices that have until now remained archaeologically invisible.Birgitta StephensonBruno DavidJoanna FresløvLee J. ArnoldGunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal CorporationJean-Jacques DelannoyFiona PetcheyChris UrwinVanessa N. L. WongRichard FullagarHelen GreenJerome MialanesMatthew McDowellRachel WoodJohn HellstromNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Birgitta Stephenson Bruno David Joanna Fresløv Lee J. Arnold GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation Jean-Jacques Delannoy Fiona Petchey Chris Urwin Vanessa N. L. Wong Richard Fullagar Helen Green Jerome Mialanes Matthew McDowell Rachel Wood John Hellstrom 2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
description	Abstract Insects form an important source of food for many people around the world, but little is known of the deep-time history of insect harvesting from the archaeological record. In Australia, early settler writings from the 1830s to mid-1800s reported congregations of Aboriginal groups from multiple clans and language groups taking advantage of the annual migration of Bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) in and near the Australian Alps, the continent’s highest mountain range. The moths were targeted as a food item for their large numbers and high fat contents. Within 30 years of initial colonial contact, however, the Bogong moth festivals had ceased until their recent revival. No reliable archaeological evidence of Bogong moth exploitation or processing has ever been discovered, signalling a major gap in the archaeological history of Aboriginal groups. Here we report on microscopic remains of ground and cooked Bogong moths on a recently excavated grindstone from Cloggs Cave, in the southern foothills of the Australian Alps. These findings represent the first conclusive archaeological evidence of insect foods in Australia, and, as far as we know, of their remains on stone artefacts in the world. They provide insights into the antiquity of important Aboriginal dietary practices that have until now remained archaeologically invisible.
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author	Birgitta Stephenson Bruno David Joanna Fresløv Lee J. Arnold GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation Jean-Jacques Delannoy Fiona Petchey Chris Urwin Vanessa N. L. Wong Richard Fullagar Helen Green Jerome Mialanes Matthew McDowell Rachel Wood John Hellstrom
author_facet	Birgitta Stephenson Bruno David Joanna Fresløv Lee J. Arnold GunaiKurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation Jean-Jacques Delannoy Fiona Petchey Chris Urwin Vanessa N. L. Wong Richard Fullagar Helen Green Jerome Mialanes Matthew McDowell Rachel Wood John Hellstrom
author_sort	Birgitta Stephenson
title	2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
title_short	2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
title_full	2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
title_fullStr	2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
title_full_unstemmed	2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia
title_sort	2000 year-old bogong moth (agrotis infusa) aboriginal food remains, australia
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/3ccb9dc0fdbf4dc9b6af9969e535b687
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2000 Year-old Bogong moth (Agrotis infusa) Aboriginal food remains, Australia

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