Understanding long-term human ecodynamics through the lens of ecosystem collapse
Most research on long-term human ecodynamics examines changes in the size and
structure of human populations, often in relation to climate change. Here we offer an�…
structure of human populations, often in relation to climate change. Here we offer an�…
A Systems-Thinking Model of Data Management and Use in US Archaeology
E Bollwerk, N Gupta, J Smith�- Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2024 - cambridge.org
Archaeology in the United States is caught in a “curation crisis”(Childs 1995; Childs and
Warner 2019; Marquardt et al. 1982; SAA Advisory Committee on Curation 2003; Trimble�…
Warner 2019; Marquardt et al. 1982; SAA Advisory Committee on Curation 2003; Trimble�…
[HTML][HTML] Collapse Studies in Archaeology from 2012 to 2023
GD Middleton�- Journal of Archaeological Research, 2024 - Springer
The study of collapse in archaeology and history has continued to grow and develop in the
last decade and is a respectable target of investigation in and beyond these fields�…
last decade and is a respectable target of investigation in and beyond these fields�…
[HTML][HTML] The Goldilocks Zone for maize agriculture and the settlement and abandonment of the West Tavaputs Plateau
Between 2100 and 500 BP, maize farming spread throughout the American Southwest,
driving changes in land use patterns and relative increases in the number of archaeological�…
driving changes in land use patterns and relative increases in the number of archaeological�…
[HTML][HTML] Niche construction and long-term trajectories of food production
Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development�…
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development�…
Archaeological 14C assemblages and the Chav�n Phenomenon in the Central Andes
DA Contreras�- Quaternary International, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Using the Central Andean Chav�n Phenomenon as a case study, this paper
explores the middle ground between top-down (big data) and bottom-up (Bayesian�…
explores the middle ground between top-down (big data) and bottom-up (Bayesian�…
Modern archaeological research and the importance of information management
DG Anderson�- Proceedings of the National Academy of�…, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Large datasets are often needed to explore important, big picture questions, making
effective information management as critical in modern archaeology as it is in many other�…
effective information management as critical in modern archaeology as it is in many other�…
Making Archaeological Collections More Findable and Accessible through Increased Coordination
A Neller, J Heckman, E Bollwerk, KN Myers…�- Advances in�…, 2024 - cambridge.org
Archaeologists seek to improve our understanding of the past by studying, preserving,
protecting, and sharing nonreplaceable archaeological resources. Archaeological�…
protecting, and sharing nonreplaceable archaeological resources. Archaeological�…
[HTML][HTML] Deer, drought, and warfare: Managing risk in the central Illinois river valley (CIRV) from the eleventh through fourteenth centuries
We investigated how Mississippian residents of the Central Illinois River Valley (CIRV)
altered their hunting strategies in response to climate change and warfare in the 13th and�…
altered their hunting strategies in response to climate change and warfare in the 13th and�…
Time, the Middle Stone Age and lithic analyses following the Third Science Revolution
LS Basell, EE Spinapolice�- Azania: Archaeological Research in�…, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is a response to the conference session 'Generic MSA: fact or fiction?'held as part
of the PanAfrican Association Conference in 2022 in Unguja, Tanzania. It questions the�…
of the PanAfrican Association Conference in 2022 in Unguja, Tanzania. It questions the�…