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Hunter-Gatherer variability: developing the models for the northern coasts

Rowley-Conwy, P.; Piper, S.

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S. Piper



Abstract

Hunter-fisher-gatherer (HFG) variability has received a lot of attention. We review the key developments in the theories of variability, which have usually resulted in binary classifications. We argue that a range of variation based on the degree of territorial ownership is preferable to these classifications. Hunter-fisher-gatherers of the world’s northern coasts have only been partially explored in this way with regard to variability. A major reason for this is that such coastal groups use boats, so normative models of inland terrestrial foraging are not immediately applicable. We suggest that the Saxe-Goldstein hypothesis, the cautious linking of territoriality to funerary behaviour, may be a useful avenue to explore. Much work has been done by scholars of the northern coasts on boats and maritime transport, and some conclusions could be extrapolated to regions farther south.

Citation

Rowley-Conwy, P., & Piper, S. (2016). Hunter-Gatherer variability: developing the models for the northern coasts. Arctic, 69(5), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4623

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 4, 2016
Online Publication Date Feb 21, 2017
Publication Date Jan 1, 2016
Deposit Date Aug 5, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Arctic
Print ISSN 0004-0843
Electronic ISSN 1923-1245
Publisher Arctic Institute of North America
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 69
Issue 5
Pages 1-14
DOI https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4623

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