Environmental thresholds and the empirical reality of state collapse
A response to Erickson (1999)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11507828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan L Kolata (University of Chicago, corresponding author), Michael W Binford (0000-0001-8914-1093, University of Florida), Mark Brenner (0000-0001-9837-012X, University of Florida), John W Janusek (Vanderbilt University), Charles Ortloff, Charles R Ortloff (0000-0002-8274-1683, United States Department of Defense) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 284 |
| Pages | 424-426 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00059512 |
| OpenAlex | W2131406351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 7 |
We are grateful for the opportunity to respondto Erickson's (1999) critique of our articles onhuman-environment interactions in the LakeTiticaca basin of Bolivia (Ortloff & Kolata 1993;Abbott et al. 1997; Binford et al. 1997). Hisdecision to publish this critique in ANTIQUITY,rather than in the journals in which our articlesappeared, permits us to reach a broaderaudience. Erickson labels our interpretationsa form of 'neo-environmental determinism', buthis rejection of our conclusions stems fromserious misunderstandings and is misleadingto readers who have not examined our originaldata. He (p. 634) claims:1 our research represents 'simplistic reductionistthinking' that treats humans as 'passivepawns' of environmental change;2 our dating of the chronic drought in the Andeanaltiplano after AD 1150 is impreciseand not correlated with the 12th-centurydisintegration of the Tiwanaku state; and3 the drought did not affect intensive agriculturalproduction
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,08 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |