essay

Anasazi adaptive strategies: the model, predictions, and results

anasazi in a changing environmentCambridge • Published In 1988 • Pages: 230-276

By: Plog, Fred, Gumerman, George J., Euler, Robert C., Dean, Jeffrey S., Hevly, Richard H., Karlstrom, Thor N. V..

Abstract
'This chapter summarizes the various environmental and cultural themes developed in the preceding chapters. The behavioral and environmental models are reviewed, and various behaviors are predicted for broad classes of environmental and demographic conditions. These predictions are then tested against the data.' (page 230). Plog et al. examine colonization, mobility, abandonment, interaction, agricultural intensification, and territoriality.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Geography
Population
Internal migration
Settlement patterns
Tillage
Water supply
Tribe and nation
Military installations
tradition
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
North America
Sub Region
Southwest and Basin
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Sarah Berry; 2011
Field Date
not specified
Coverage Date
1400-700 BP (AD 600-1300)
Coverage Place
Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
Notes
Fred Plog, George J. Gumerman, Robert C. Euler, Jeffrey S. Dean, Richard H. Hevly, and Thor N. R. Karlstrom
'A School of American Research book.'
For bibliographical references see document 54:Gumerman
LCCN
87025692
LCSH
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
Paleoecology--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses