Dietary change revealed in kitchen refuse pits from the ancient floors of Housepit 54, K’etxelknáz (Bridge River Site), British Columbia

Dietary change in traditional fishing and foraging societies has been examined from standpoints of resource accessibility, population demands, and social needs. Typically, scholars focus on singular models to explain diet choice including those from optimal foraging theory, socio-ecology, and political and historical ecology. It is far less common that we are able to evaluate multiple factors affecting shifting diets and associated cooking procedures within a singular archaeological context.