Paleoethology as a tool for the development of archaeological models of land-use: the Crimean Middle Palaeolithic |
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Authors: | A Burke D EbertJ Cardille D Dauth |
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Institution: | University of Montreal, Department of Anthropologie, CP 6128 Centre-Ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada |
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Abstract: | The principal aim of our research is to capitalize on the close relationship between prehistoric hunters and prey to develop spatial models for the investigation of land-use patterns. Ideally, these models should be useful both as predictive tools for designing regional archaeological surveys, and as analytical tools for studying the distribution of known archaeological sites. Here, we build upon a basic G.I.S. model (including standard environmental variables such as slope, aspect and distance to water) adding a paleoethological variable in the form of range reconstructions for the regionally dominant, prehistoric human prey species: Equus hydruntinus. |
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Keywords: | Site location modelling Archaeological predictive modelling Paleoethology Crimea Equids |
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