essay

Regional patterns of foraging and mobility: incongruous expectations from the archaeofaunal and lithic evidence

Prehistoric hunter-gatherers of south central Arizona: the Picacho Reservoir Archaic Project, by Frank E. Bayham, Donald H. Morris, M. Steven Shackley • (13) • Published In 1986 • Pages: 341-358

By: Bayham, Frank E., Shackley, M. Steven.

Abstract

Bayham and Shackley hypothesize that there will be a change in hunting patterns through time as people in the southwest became more settled. Specifically they state that groups that have high mobility will hunt the animal with the highest ranked return based on what is available but that groups with low mobility, who have to travel farther to hunt profitably, will come to depend on larger mammals such as artiodactyls. This mobility pattern can also be found by examining the lithic tools, in that groups with high mobility will use higher quality lithics, but groups with low mobility will use the available lithic material whether it is high quality or not. Bayham and Shackley compare three Picacho sites with Ventana Cave and with other sites in south-central Arizona.

HRAF PubDate

2010

Region

North America

Sub Region

Southwest and Basin

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Creator Type

Archaeologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Sarah Berry; 2010

Field Date

1983-1984

Coverage Date

Archaic

Coverage Place

south-central Arizona, United States

Notes

Frank E. Bayham and M. Steven Shackley

For bibliographical references see document 22: Bayham, Morris, Shackley

LCSH

Indians of North America--Antiquities