Hunter-gatherer movement patterns: Causes and constraints

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-233

  Grove, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological constraints; Fission fusion; Foraging radius; Group size; Habitat quality; Hunter gatherer; Logistic radius; Mobility; Occupation duration; Site size

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349090972     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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