Abstract
I critically examine archeological presumptions that a continuum from “mobility” to “sedentism” underlies the evolutionary transition from hunting‐gathering to agriculture. An ethnographic case from the Philippines shows that some foraging societies undergoing subsistence change may become more mobile as they near or cross the threshold to sedentary life. A distinction between residential and logistical mobility does not account for this finding, because the increased mobility in question has both residential and logistical demensions. 1984 American Anthropological Association
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 837-853 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | American Anthropologist |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)