Sedentism and Mobility in a Social Landscape : Mesa Verde and Beyond /

Varien's research clearly demonstrates the need to view agriculturalists from a perspective that differs from the hunter-gatherer model. This innovative study shows why current explanations for site abandonment cannot by themselves account for residential mobility and offers valuable insights i...

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Main Author: Varien, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Sedentism and mobility in horticultural and agricultural societies
  • Anthropological perspectives on sedentism and mobility
  • Sedentism and mobility in the Mesa Verde region
  • Measuring household residential mobility
  • Household residential movement in the Sand Canyon locality
  • Community persistence in the Sand Canyon locality
  • The social landscape in the Mesa Verde region
  • Mobile households and persistent communities.