Reconstructing prehistoric hunter-gatherer foraging radii: a case study from California's southern Sierra Nevada

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 247-258

  Morgan, Christopher ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caching; Foraging Radius; Hunter gatherer; Mobility; Sierra Nevada; Western Mono

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GIS; HUNTER-GATHERER; MOBILITY; PREHISTORIC; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749011232     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.025     Document Type: Article

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