Landscape taphonomy predictably complicates demographic reconstruction
DA Contreras, BF Codding - Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2024 - Springer
Accurately reconstructing past human population dynamics is critical for explaining major
patterns in the human past. Demand for demographic proxies has driven hopeful interest in …
patterns in the human past. Demand for demographic proxies has driven hopeful interest in …
Climate and demography drive 7000 years of dietary change in the Central Andes
Explaining the factors that influence past dietary variation is critically important for
understanding changes in subsistence, health, and status in past societies; yet systematic …
understanding changes in subsistence, health, and status in past societies; yet systematic …
Past maize consumption correlates with population change in Central Western Argentina
This paper explores the relationships between population change and human diet after the
adoption of domesticated resources in northwest Mendoza, a subregion of central western …
adoption of domesticated resources in northwest Mendoza, a subregion of central western …
Legacies of Indigenous land use shaped past wildfire regimes in the Basin-Plateau Region, USA
Climatic conditions exert an important influence on wildfire activity in the western United
States; however, Indigenous farming activity may have also shaped the local fire regimes for …
States; however, Indigenous farming activity may have also shaped the local fire regimes for …
Can we reliably detect adaptive responses of hunter-gatherers to past climate change? Examining the impact of Mid-Holocene drought on Archaic settlement in the …
BF Codding, H Roberts, W Eckerle, SC Brewer… - Quaternary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climatic change appears to influence major patterns in human history. However, confirming
the association between climatic events and adaptive human responses is not …
the association between climatic events and adaptive human responses is not …
Climate and oceanic condition changes influence subsistence economic adaptation through intensification on the Central Andean coasts
Understanding the causes of subsistence economic adaptation remains a critical topic in
archaeology. Here we explore one potential causal phenomenon, climate change, to …
archaeology. Here we explore one potential causal phenomenon, climate change, to …
Evaluating the relationships between climate change, population pressure, economic intensification, and childhood stress in the Prehispanic Nasca region of Peru
Climate change can adversely affect population health by limiting resource availability.
Climate shocks may cause resource shortfalls directly via declining economic productivity …
Climate shocks may cause resource shortfalls directly via declining economic productivity …
Do counts of radiocarbon-dated archaeological sites reflect human population density? A preliminary empirical validation examining spatial variation across late …
BF Codding, J Meyer, SC Brewer, RL Kelly, TL Jones - Radiocarbon, 2024 - cambridge.org
Researchers increasingly rely on aggregations of radiocarbon dates from archaeological
sites as proxies for past human populations. This approach has been critiqued on several …
sites as proxies for past human populations. This approach has been critiqued on several …
The Fremont Frontier: Living at the Margins of Maize Farming
The Fremont provide an important case study to examine the resilience of ancient farmers to
climatic downturns, because they lived at the far northern margin of intensive maize …
climatic downturns, because they lived at the far northern margin of intensive maize …
Sustainability and consumerism: How green are the green sectors
Abstract The Brundtland Commission report Our Common Future in 1987 gave birth to the
concept of sustainable development. The meaning is benefitting the present without …
concept of sustainable development. The meaning is benefitting the present without …