Archaeology has much to contribute to the study of cultural evolution. Empirical data at
archaeological timescales are uniquely well suited to tracking rates of cultural change …

The adaptive cycle, a seminal component of resilience theory, is a powerful model that
archaeologists use to understand the persistence and transformation of prehistoric societies …

Background Blade production is best understood as a sequence of actions (Collins 1999).
The first step involves the selection of a homogenous nodule of stone—a predictable …

We report on a stable isotopic analysis of 17 hunter–gatherer burials from the Coleman site
(41BX568), a Late Prehistoric Toyah Interval (700–350 years BP) occupation in Texas. Prior …

The Middle Pleistocene fluvial channel site of the Upper Fossil-bearing Interval at Mata
Menge in the So'a Basin, Flores, Indonesia, has yielded the earliest fossil evidence for …

Assessing fifty years of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), passed in 1966, this
volume examines the impact of this key piece of legislation on heritage practices in the …

Feasting is an important socio-economic system adopted by diverse groups worldwide.
Feasting traditions among mobile groups, however, have been difficult to recognize …

Economic sociology and anthropology seek to detangle complex webs of social and
economic livelihoods in diverse locales and eras. The work of two pioneers in these fields …

The establishment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing
regulations has significantly enhanced the view of history and prehistory throughout the …

Evidence from one of several Late Prehistoric settlement networks in the Lower Nueces
River Valley in Texas demonstrates that base camps were surrounded by smaller-sized …