Download or read book Modelling Hunter gatherer Settlement Patterns written by Michael Pickering and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 2003 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now there has been no detailed study of the settlement and subsistence patterns of the Gawara Aboriginal people of Northern Australia.

Download or read book Beyond Foraging and Collecting written by Ben Fitzhugh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes new research on the theoretical implications regarding the mechanisms of change in the geographical distribution of hunter-gatherer settlement and land use. It focuses on the long-term changes in the hunter-gatherer settlement on a global scale, including research from several continents. It will be of interest to archaeologists and cultural anthropologists working in the field of the forager/ collector model throughout the world.

Download or read book Hunter gatherer Subsistence and Settlement written by Michael A. Jochim and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes use of selective ethnographic examples among them Australian Aboriginal material.

Download or read book Predictive Models of Hunter gatherer Subsistence and Settlement Strategies on the Central High Plains written by Sally Thompson Greiser and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Site Variability and Settlement Patterns written by Lars L. Forsberg and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forager Mobility Constructed Environments and Emergent Settlement Hierarchy Insights from Altiplano Archaeology written by William Randall Haas and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation examines human settlement-size variation through the lens of hunter-gatherer archaeology. Research article 1 presents an analysis of prehistoric hunter-gatherer settlement patterns from a wide range of environmental contexts and in the absence of socioeconomic complexity. Hunter-gather settlement size variation is found to exhibit heavy-tailed statistical structure that is consistent with the statistical structure of modern settlement-size variation, supporting claims that socioeconomic complexity is not requisite for the formation of so-called settlement-size hierarchies in human societies. Following insights from hunter-gatherer anthropology, complex systems research, and ecology, research article 2 proposes that the structure of hunter-gatherer site-size variation is an emergent property of obligate tool use among mobile hunter-gatherers. As materials are moved, modified, and deposited on the landscape, they effectively subsidize the costs of future land use at those locations, which results in additional material deposition, attracting future use, and so on. Using an agent-based model, it is demonstrated that this recursive niche-construction behavior is sufficient to generate the heavy-tailed property of hunter-gatherer site-size variation. The working model is then used to predict other dimensions of hunter-gatherer settlement structure related to artifact clustering and site occupation histories. Research articles 2 and 3 present test results based on Late Archaic Period (7,000-5,000 B.P.) settlement patterns in the Lake Titicaca Basin, Peru. Good agreement is found between the predictions and empirical observations suggesting that ecological niche construction may have played a significant role in structuring hunter-gatherer mobility and land use, which in turn may have created a context for emergent settlement hierarchies.

Download or read book Hunter Gatherer Foraging written by Robert L. Bettinger and published by Eliot Werner Publications. This book was released on 2009-12-31 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the last three decades, foraging theory has established itself as a major-arguably the dominant-cornerstone for both archaeological and ethnographic hunter-gatherer research. Until now, however, no introductory treatment has presented the subject in a form that was quantitatively explicit and yet easy to follow. Designed as an introduction to undergraduate and graduate students new to the subject, and as a refresher for professionals seeking to broaden their command, Hunter-Gatherer Foraging: Five Simple Models presents the five foraging models that lend themselves best to hunter-gatherer application: diet breadth, linear programming, front- versus back-loaded resources, technological investment, and field processing. Each chapter begins with a hypothetical hunter-gatherer problem and takes the reader through the steps needed to state such problems in quantitative form and solve them. Exercises (with answers) at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and methodology. From the reviews . . . "[A] fine volume that does just what it claims to. The style is informal, often humorous, and it will clearly work well in a classroom of advanced undergraduates or graduate students. The flow and clarity of the discussions almost makes one forget that this is math that they're trying to master. . . . [A]nyone with a serious interest in hunter-gatherers, prehistoric subsistence, and resource provisioning will want to own a copy." Mark E. Basgall in Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology "This book is the first of its kind to provide a suite of tools applicable to many ethnographic and archaeological foraging problems. Anyone . . . involved in human behavioral ecology should work through this book. It is certainly required reading for any student of the discipline, and as it finds its way into the classroom and onto the desks of practitioners, it is sure to become a classic." Brian F. Codding in California Archaeology "[A]n excellent primer on a group of models that . . . played an important role in the development of hunter-gatherer and ecological studies in anthropology . . . . The examples, sample problems, and touch of humor as the mod els are explained make the book ideal for use . . . with either advanced undergraduates, graduate students, or for anyone wishing for a quick reminder of the math behind the models." Susan K. Harris in American Antiquity "[A] laboratory manual to teach mathematical models to people interested in Optimal Foraging Theory. . . . [T]he book will be useful for graduate seminars to teach details of how foraging societies maximize returns in manipulating the variability in resources of their exploitation territories." Andrew B. Smith in Journal of Human Evolution "[T]his . . . small book . . . could be used well as an adjunct or ancillary text for a n umber of different courses in quantitative methods, hunter-gatherers, or foraging economy. . . . [I]t succeeds overall very well and very nicely in what it aims to do." Robert Whallon in Journal of Anthropological Research "This book would make an excellent accompaniment to many anthropology and archaeology courses, both at high school and college levels. . . . There is a lot of well-written material crammed into this little book! I highly recommend it for anyone interested not only directly with hunter-gatherer research, but for anyone who wonders how-we-know what we think we know about ancient day-to-day life." Ira R. Wishoff in The Dirt Brothers (http://dirtbrothers.org/) Prepublication praise . . . "This volume presents exercises designed to convey foraging models in a hands-on manner. An excellent resource for upper-division undergraduate and graduate-level classes focused on topics ranging from analytical models in anthropology/archaeology to hunter-gatherers." Gary M. Feinman, The Field Museum "Anyone who has tried to teach students the various models used in behavioral ecology will find this book a welcome relief. Written by an authority who understands both theory and application, the book's examples and exercises show the models' potentials and limitations. As a step-by-step guide, it is an indispensable supplement to a variety of classes." Robert L. Kelly, University of Wyoming "A compact, consistently informative, and exemplary primer for beginners and experts alike. Bettinger's inviting and lucid style, multiple examples, and transparent math will make this short book an instant classic, the well-worn companion of anyone interested in prehistoric subsistence and lifeways." Bruce Winterhalder, University of California, Davis

Download or read book Hunter gatherer Subsistance and Settlement written by Michael A. Jochim and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Regional Archaeological Model of the Luckiamute Band Settlement Patterns written by James Walter Bell and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human settlement patterns are the ways in which people locate themselves over the terrain in their area of occupation. Settlement pattern prediction attempts to define and understand the factors in culture, technology, and environment that shape the spatial distribution of habitation sites for a given group of people. A systematic approach to the assessment of a region's prehistoric archaeological resources was conducted in this study. The study area was classified according to the suitability of its terrain for aboriginal settlement, ethnographic and archaeology data were collected, and a reconstruction of the prehistoric environment was completed. Additional data from aerial remote sensors were gathered, as were the observations from ground reconnaissance. A collation and analysis of all available data was conducted, and a prediction of probable prehistoric settlement patterns was made based on polythetic settlement criteria. Of the numerous prehistoric sites located in this study, none was apparently detected by aerial remote sensors. Many unfavorable factors exist in the Willamette Valley for the detection of prehistoric hunter/gatherer sites. These factors include dense tree canopy and vegetation on uncleared land, extensive plowing of agricultural lands which yearly decreases soil traces of prehistoric settlements, and a predominance of clay soils which have been observed in previous aerial photographic applications, to be poor in their ability to reveal past soil disturbance. The systematic approach and settlement pattern criteria used in this study will be of value in the determination of prehistoric settlement patterns in the rest of the mid-Willamette Valley. Future studies of Kalapuya settlement patterns could be enhanced using this system. Protection and excavation of the prehistoric hunter/gatherer sites present in the study area is the desired product of this research.

Download or read book Hunter gatherer Landscape Archaeology written by Steven J. Mithen and published by McDonald Institute Monographs. This book was released on 2000 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive publication of the ten year Southern Hebrides Mesolithic Project. The project aimed to document Mesolithic settlement on the islands of Islay and Colonsay and, in intepreting it, to throw light on a number of major issues: the colonisation of Scotland following the last Ice Age; the nature of early postglacial settlement patterns; the transition to Neolithic and farming communities. The report is divided into nine sections describing the development of the project, palaeoenvironmental studies on raw materials, sea level change and vegetation history. Later sections cover the results of archaeological surveys and excavations, the computer modelling of site location and foraging behaviour and the experimental replication of tool use. The monograph concludes with an overall interpretation of the diverse strands of evidence regarding Mesolithic settlement in this region. A core element is the publication of Bolsay Farm on Islay and Staosnaig on Colonsay. The key feature of the project, however, is the application of a landscape approach to hunter-gatherer archaeology through multi-disciplinary research.

Download or read book Hunter gatherer Settlement Models and the Archaeological Record written by Nina M. Versaggi and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predictive Models of Hunter gatherer Subsistence and Settlement Strategies on the Central High Plains written by Sally N. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prey Movements and Settlement Patterns During the Upper Paleolithic in Southwestern France written by Ariane M. Burke and published by British Archaeological Reports Oxford Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `The importance of a regional perspective for the study of hunter-gatherers is obvious if one considers that human action - as reflected in material culture - is not the result of random behaviour, but is the result of a cultural system. Archaeological sites do not exist in isolation. They are part of a regional pattern of adaptation...' - Introduction . This study examines the implications of seasonal determinations for horse and reindeer, obtained from cementum analyses, for exisiting models of subsistence and settlement in the Aquitaine Basin. The application of cementum analysis to a new species, E. caballus, is tested, and problems with the methodology are delineated.

Download or read book An Investigation of Late Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Hunter gatherer Subsistence and Settlement Patterns in Central Portugal written by Jonathan Adams Haws and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter Gatherers written by Vicki Cummings and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 1361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century, the study of hunting and gathering societies has been central to the development of both archaeology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and has also generated widespread public interest and debate. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers provides a comprehensive review of hunter-gatherer studies to date, including critical engagements with older debates, new theoretical perspectives, and renewed obligations for greater engagement between researchers and indigenous communities. Chapters provide in-depth archaeological, historical, and anthropological case-studies, and examine far-reaching questions about human social relations, attitudes to technology, ecology, and management of resources and the environment, as well as issues of diet, health, and gender relations - all central topics in hunter-gatherer research, but also themes that have great relevance for modern global society and its future challenges. The Handbook also provides a strategic vision for how the integration of new methods, approaches, and study regions can ensure that future research into the archaeology and anthropology of hunter-gatherers will continue to deliver penetrating insights into the factors that underlie all human diversity.

Download or read book Predicting Settlement Patterns and Mobility Strategies written by David William Zeanah and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 1168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sedentism and Mobility in a Social Landscape written by Mark Varien and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on hunting and gathering peoples has given anthropologists a long-standing conceptual framework of sedentism and mobility based on seasonality and ecological constraints. This work challenges that position by arguing that mobility is a socially negotiated activity and that neither mobility nor sedentism can be understood outside of its social context. Drawing on research in the Mesa Verde region that focuses on communities and households, Mark Varien expands the social, spatial, and temporal scales of archaeological analysis to propose a new model for population movement. Rather than viewing sedentism and mobility as opposing concepts, he demonstrates that they were separate strategies that were simultaneously employed. Households moved relatively frequently--every one or two generations--but communities persisted in the same location for much longer. Varien shows that individuals and households negotiated their movements in a social landscape structured by these permanent communities. Varien's research clearly demonstrates the need to view agriculturalists from a perspective that differs from the hunter-gatherer model. This innovative study shows why current explanations for site abandonment cannot by themselves account for residential mobility and offers valuable insights into the archaeology of small-scale agriculture.