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Technological strategies responsive to subsistence stress

Evolving complexity and environmental risk in the prehistoric Southwest : proceedings of the Workshop 'Resource Stress, Economic Uncertainty, and Human Response in the Prehistoric Southwest,' held February 25-29, 1992, in Santa Fe, NM. editors, Joseph A. Tainter, Bonnie Bagley Tainter (24)Published In 1996 • Pages: 107-144

By: Nelson, Margaret Cecile.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Nelson discusses 'economic and social responses to subsistence risk, and [she focuses] on the technological strategies that facilitate two kinds of economic responses: resource specialization and resource diversity.' (page 136). In particular she examines projectile points and hunting and gathering strategies across Arizona and New Mexico as these relate to resource stress.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Hunting and trapping
General tools
Collecting
Environmental quality
Gratification and control of hunger
Diet
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1100-300 BP (AD 900-1700)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Arizona and New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Margaret C. Nelson
Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-144)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
95045139
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Economic conditions--Congresses.
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Social conditions--Congresses.
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses.
Subsistence economy--Southwest, New--Congresses.
Hunting and gathering societies--Southwest, New--Congresses.
Southwest, New--Environmental conditions--Congresses.
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses.