Logistical Mobility (Other Keyword)

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Recognizing Artifact Transport from Debitage Assemblages: Examples from middle Holocene Sites in Alaska (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Julie Esdale.

When studying the technology of mobile foraging groups, tools and cores that pass through a site can be even more informative than those that end up deposited there. This is especially true in regions like interior Alaska, where cultural historical frameworks rely on the presence or absence of specific technologies or tool forms. A flake-attribute based debitage analysis combined with a minimum analytical nodule analysis can be integral for recognizing artifact transport. Examples from Archaic...


Shifting Mobility Strategies in Neolithic and Bronze Age Mongolia (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Julia Clark.

Mobility is a central part of the contemporary, traditional, historical and prehistorical economic strategies employed by hunters and pastoralists in Mongolia. While mobility is often contrasted with sedentism, there is much variation within the practice of "mobility" and how it is employed. Residential and logistical mobility are often used heuristics to discuss variations in mobility. A critical application of these terms to the archaeological record of Northern Mongolia illustrates their...