Hough turkey thing
also known as: adult turkey specimen collected by Hough
Summary: A desiccated adult turkey collected by Walter Hough at Tularosa Cave and curated at the National Museum.
Completeness: 80/100 Grade B
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collected_by
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger
Meleagris gallopavo tularosa SchorgerDraft Tularosa Cave discussion. Lipe, 2-2020 Another probable example of the early appearance of
domestic turkeys and the beginnings of the production of turkey feather blankets comes from Tularosa
Cave, a site located in the Mogollon Highland…
contained
190 cc of maize kernels in crop
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became infested with insect…
190 cc of maize kernels in its crop
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin
dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that
Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became
infested with insect…
curated_at
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger
Meleagris gallopavo tularosa SchorgerDraft Tularosa Cave discussion. Lipe, 2-2020 Another probable example of the early appearance of
domestic turkeys and the beginnings of the production of turkey feather blankets comes from Tularosa
Cave, a site located in the Mogollon Highland…
dated_to
1100 AD and perhaps earlier
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger1950, Paul S. Martin of the Chicago Natural
History Museum conducted extensive excavations at Tularosa Cave (Martin et al. 1952). The only
reference to turkeys is a statement that they appeared in the Pine Lawn phase (Martin et al.
1952:499) which Martin dates (p. 483) as extendi…
evidence_of
being provisioned by humans
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became infested with insect…
has_mtDNA
a-Hap-1 (H1 domestic haplogroup)
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin
dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that
Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became
infested with insect…
linked_to
H1 domestic haplogroup
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became infested with insect…
mtDNA_analysis_shows
a-Hap-1 haplogroup— recent
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorgerorts that a group of desiccated turkey specimens, which Martin dated at about A.D. 250, were recovered from the Pine Lawn phase deposits at Tularosa Cave, but that Martin told her that he fell ill and they were not properly protected. As a result, they became infested with insect…
owned
cited from Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger
Meleagris gallopavo tularosa SchorgerDraft Tularosa Cave discussion. Lipe, 2-2020 Another probable example of the early appearance of domestic turkeys and the beginnings of the production of turkey feather blankets comes from Tularosa Cave, a site located in the Mogollon Highland…
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Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger ↗
W. Hough · other · unknown · details
Meleagris gallopavo tularosa Schorger ↗
W. Hough · other · unknown · details