Abstract
The calibrated radiocarbon evidence reveals a bimodal distribution indicating aggregated and dispersed occupations in the Upper Columbia region of North America. Through examining changes in settlement and subsistence in conjunction with dating sequences, we propose a model of population dynamics and their changing amplitude through time. The correlated lines of evidence suggest that population levels show a relationship to changing economic systems as well as social structures. In this paper we map these changes from forager to collector type economic systems as well as generalized to more complex forms of hunter-gatherer socio-systems
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Recent Advances in Palaeodemography |
Subtitle of host publication | Data, Techniques, Patterns |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 179-207 |
Number of pages | 29 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781402064234 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2008 |