Ecology and Anthropology: A Symposium*

Southern Patagonian archaeologicalsites (47°-49 S; 72° W, Argentina)as pollen Records: Pollen Preservation Analysis Considerations for Accurate Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions

“…The first ccupations, subsequent expansions and eventual decline of human groups have been the result of a complex set of factors [41]. Thus, numerous archaeological and anthropological studies have discussed how the life of populations was determined by the environmental characteristics and availability of resources [42][43][44]. Ariztegui et al [41] have postulated that the humanenvironment interaction was much higher in climatically sensitive areas and near watershed areas.…”

Is een evolutionair kader voor de kulturele antropologie zinvol?

“…de kultureel ekologische ideeen van Steward en het konsept van de "specific evolution", zoals dat door Sahlins en Service werd ontwikkeld, is de belangstelling voor de relatie tussen kulturele en milieu-komponeniten in de antropologie sterk toegenomen. Enkele van de vele theoretische en empirische studies van de laatste 15 jaar, waarin met name de invloed van het milieu op de kulturele adaptabiliteit bestudeerd wordt, zijn die van Baker (1962), Befu (1968), Frake (1962), Freilich (1967), Goldschmidt (1965), Meggers (1966) en Sweet (1965).…”

Ecology and Culture: Environmental Determinism and the Ecological Approach in Anthropology

“…Within the last four years the major journal in American anthropology-American Anthropologist-has carried two symposia on ecology and culture (Baker 1962, Goldschmidt 1965. Scholars who have reviewed the ecological literature in anthropology agree that an ecological approach is drawing a growing number of adherents.…”