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The study of collector variability in the transition to sedentary food producers in northern Colombia
Journal of world prehistory • 10 (1) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 49-93
By: Oyuela-Caycedo, Augusto.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article Oyuela-Caycedo discusses how and where people will become sedentary food producers. He argues that contrary to many theories it did not happen among the coastal populations that left shell middens behind in northern Columbia. Instead, using evidence from the inland site of San Jacinto 1, Oyuela-Caycedo points out that sedentary food production is more likely to arise in marginal areas where reduced mobility is a risk management strategy used to exploit patchy, but predictable resources. Most of this article discusses coastal shell midden sites that are outside the time period.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Reviews and critiques
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Flora
- Food preparation
- Ceramic technology
- Heating and lighting equipment
- Settlement patterns
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Northwest South American Littoral
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northwestern South America
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- 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
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2000
- 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
- 6000 BP-5300 BP
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- San Jacinto I; Columbia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Augusto Oyuela-Caycedo
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 88-93)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87655790
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of South America--Antiquities