Journal article
Long-term subsistence change in prehistoric North America
Research in economic anthropology, Vol.2(Supp), pp.431-452
01/01/1992
Abstract
The essays in this volume depict well the current approaches for demonstrating long-term subsistence change in North America. Most importantly, they endeavor to explain the processes of these changes, and they frequently contradict the former "presuppositions about prehistoric subsistence" that "have become institutionalized as interpretive convention or 'cants' which are seldom critically examined or challenged" (Sullivan, this volume). In this discussion, I will review three main dimensions involving the processes of subsistence change that are frequently addressed by these studies: (1) human population dynamics, (2) environmental factors, and (3) cultural decisionmaking processes. Since Isaac's "Discussion," which follows, reviews human population issues, I will give them limited attention and instead look most closely at environmental resource factors, especially those studies with a multiresource overview, and the cultural-ideational realms of subsistence strategies.
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- Title
- Long-term subsistence change in prehistoric North America
- Creators
- Dale CroesBarry Isaac
- Publication Details
- Research in economic anthropology, Vol.2(Supp), pp.431-452
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99901083737701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article