Modelling in demographic ecology offers insights into population stability and instability in
village societies. In this study we explore the hypothesis that among storage dependent …

The evolution of material wealth-based inequality is an important topic in archaeological
research. While a number of explanatory models have been proposed, rarely have they …

Abstract Models in demographic ecology predict that populations in agrarian villages
experience cycles of growth and decline as tied to relationships between founding …

Macroevolutionary analysis provides the opportunity to ask questions concerning the major
patterns of long-term continuity and change in the cultural record. In this study, we address …

Dogs (Canis familiaris) are ubiquitous in human settlements. A range of studies suggests
that uses of dogs vary with ecological context. High seasonality and reliance upon large …

This Element provides an overview of pre-modern and ancient economies of the Pacific
Northwest region of North America. The region is widely known for its densely occupied …

Anthropologists have recognized that households may have diverse histories resulting in
patterns of unstable membership, a wide array of tactics for production of food and goods …

The management of lithic raw materials is a significant concern to anthropological
archaeologists interested in hunter-gatherer socio-economies. A wide range of studies have …

Much research has been done on the Fur Trade period occupation of Housepit 54 at the
Bridge River site. This thesis investigates the cause of resource intensification seen in the …