Average number of technounits per subsistant

Associated Documents (1)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Read, DwightAn Interaction Model for Resource Implement Complexity Based on Risk and Number of Annual Moves

Associated Hypotheses (6)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Read, DwightThe emphasis of a subsistence strategy on either land or aquatic animals will be associated with implement elaborateness.
Read, DwightRisk in subsistence strategies is associated with implement elaborateness.
Read, DwightThe frequency of hunter-gatherer movement is associated with implement elaborateness.
Read, DwightPopulation size is associated with implement elaborateness.
Read, DwightA longer growing season (GS) and a higher number of annual moves (NMV) is correlated with lower implement diversity and elaborateness.
Read, DwightA greater than expected implement elaborateness than what is predicted by the interaction model of growing season (GS) and number of annual moves (NMV) suggests a "collecting" subsistence strategy, and a lesser value than expected predicts a "foraging" subsistence strategy.

Associated OCMs

  1. tools and appliances