Date of Award
6-15-2024
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Anthropology
Organizational Unit
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Anthropology
First Advisor
Nicole Herzog
Keywords
Archaic, Behavioral ecology, Drought, Great Basin, Sage Hen Springs, Survivance
Abstract
Models of settlement patterns in the northwest Great Basin describe a decrease in residential mobility, intensified use of upland spring ecozones, and an increase in diet breadth during the Middle and Late Archaic. Here, I present data collected from the Sage Hen Springs site in northwestern Nevada during a Phase II testing project conducted by the BLM and an analysis of these data focusing on patterns of subsistence and mobility strategies throughout the Archaic. Results of this analysis support existing models of lifeways in the northwest Great Basin at the small scale and point to climatic factors as influences on the cultural shift in the latter part of the Archaic.
Copyright Date
6-2024
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Andrew Rogers
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
143 pgs
File Size
8.1 MB
Recommended Citation
Rogers, Andrew, "Evidence of Climatic Influence on Subsistence Strategies at Sage Hen Springs, Nevada" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2400.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/2400
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