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Long-Term Anasazi Land Use and Forest Reduction

A Case Study from Southwest Colorado

Bibliographic Data

ID2575451
AuthorsT A Kohler (0000-0002-3414-6660, Washington State University), Meredith H Matthews (Montrose Center)
Year1988
Volume53
Issue3
Pages537-564
Publication date1988-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Antiquity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/281216
OpenAlexW2005688421
LanguageEN
Citations received60
References cited21

Species of wood used for fuel changed significantly through time at a large Anasazi village in southwestern Colorado occupied from about A.D. 750 to 900. Changes also occurred in other records of plant use from this site, in the fauna utilized, and in the proportional representation of hafted tools. These and corroborating data from nearby sites suggest that the Anasazi occupation of the Dolores River valley and vicinity resulted in significant local deforestation. Anasazi settlement and mobility practices were affected by climate, human impact on the environment, and regional population densities

Archaeology · Biology · Deforestation (computer science · Fauna · Geography · Land use · Population · Settlement (finance · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Demography · Ecology · Forestry · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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