The ecology of population dispersal: Modeling alternative basin ‐plateau foraging strategies to explain the Numic expansion

ConclusionsThe application of a strategy set that includes landscape fire, privatization and intensified processing of seeds and nuts, explains why the Numa were able to outcompete local populations. This approach provides a framework to help explain how individual decisions can result in such population replacement events throughout human history.

Source: American Journal of Human Biology - March 1, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Kate E. Magargal, Ashley K. Parker, Kenneth Blake Vernon, Will Rath, Brian F. Codding Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research