OFT, BSR, and JOC: James O’Connell’s Contributions to Understanding Broad Spectrum Economies Using Foraging Theory
Author(s): Brian F. Codding; David Zeanah; Rebecca Bliege Bird; Douglas W. Bird
Year: 2015
Summary
O’Connell (JOC) was among the first to recognize the potential of optimal foraging theory (OFT) as a research strategy for investigating the Broad Spectrum Revolution (BSR). His work in Australia carried profound implications for the BSR that stimulated research particularly in the Great Basin and Australia. Although testing predictions in the archaeological record has proved challenging, these studies revealed aspects of the BSR not anticipated by simple foraging models. Recently, the usefulness of OFT for understanding the BSR has been questioned. Ongoing work among Martu foragers demonstrates that OFT remains a productive research strategy.
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OFT, BSR, and JOC: James O’Connell’s Contributions to Understanding Broad Spectrum Economies Using Foraging Theory. David Zeanah, Brian F. Codding, Douglas W. Bird, Rebecca Bliege Bird. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 394834)
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Oceania
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