Migration and Mobility in the New World
Part of: Society for American Archaeology 80th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA (2015)
Migration has long been considered a major topic within archaeology due to its focus on the relationship between people, objects, space, and time. In more recent years significant advances in computer modeling, biomolecular methods, and other tools often used in archaeology have allowed researchers to explore new facets of prehistoric migrations and mobility. In this symposium, we will explore the various methods archaeologists utilize to examine migration and mobility in a variety of different environments, ranging from small islands to broader continental regions. Potential topics are diverse and will encompass a range of methodological approaches and case studies—from biomolecular analyses of bone to agent-based modeling. The overall goal is to present how these approaches can be used individually or in tandem to explore motivating factors, consequences, and trajectories of prehistoric human movement.
Other Keywords
Mobility •
stable isotope analysis •
Mexico •
bioarchaeology •
Zooarchaeology •
Interaction •
Immigration •
Hunter-Gatherer •
ancient DNA •
Provenance
Geographic Keywords
Caribbean •
South America •
North America - Southwest •
North America - California •
North America - Southeast
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- Documents (6)
- Assessing Mobility and Social Interactions through Integrated Analyses of Complicated Stamped Pottery in the American Southeast (2015)
- Fighting the Tigers: Chinese Mobility as Resistance During the Exclusion Era (2015)
- Forager Mobility in Constructed Environments (2015)
- Pre-Columbian Human Mobility and Interaction in the Caribbean: A Zooarchaeological and Ancient DNA Study of Guinea Pigs (2015)
- Prehistoric Population Mobility in the Caribbean: Genetic and Isotopic Investigations at Grand Bay, Carriacou, West Indies (2015)
- The Relationship between Violence and Geographic Origins at Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico: Preliminary Results from Strontium Isotope Analyses (2015)