Shifting Mobility Strategies in Neolithic and Bronze Age Mongolia

Summary

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 utility, and tracks potential shifts in the mobility strategies of prehistoric and early historic populations who were undergoing great changes in their economic practices as hunting decreased and herding increased in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC (2017)   •
• Human, Animal, and Environmental Interaction in Northeast Asia

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Abstract Id(s): 15715