In this exciting new volume several leading researchers use settlement ecology, an emerging approach to the study of archaeological settlements, to examine the spatial arrangement of prehistoric settlement patterns across the Americas. Positioned at the intersection of geography, human ecology, anthropology, economics and archaeology, this diverse collection showcases successful applications of the settlement ecology approach in archaeological studies and also discusses associated techniques such as GIS, remote sensing and statistical and modeling applications. Using these methodological advancements the contributors investigate the specific social, cultural and environmental factors which mediated the placement and arrangement of different sites. Of particular relevance to scholars of landscape and settlement archaeology, Settlement Ecology of the Ancient Americas provides fresh insights not only into past societies, but also present and future populations in a rapidly changing world.
Edited by:
Lucas C. Kellett, Eric Jones Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 771g ISBN:9781138945562 ISBN 10: 1138945560 Series:Routledge Archaeology of the Ancient Americas Pages: 320 Publication Date:29 September 2016 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Lucas C. Kellett is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maine at Farmington, USA. Eric E. Jones is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Wake Forest University, USA.