Patricia C Fanning
Biographic Data
| ID | 174448 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia C Fanning |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia C |
| FAMILY NAME | Fanning |
| SIGNATURE | FANNING P C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 217 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Paleolithic artifact deposits at Wadi Dabsa, Saudi Arabia
Surface artifacts dominate the archaeological record of arid landscapes, particularly the Saharo‐Arabian belt, a pivotal region in dispersals out of Africa. Discarded by hominins, these artifacts are key to understanding past landscape use and dispersals, yet behavioral interpretation of present‐day artifact distributions cannot be carried out without understanding how geomorphological processes have controlled, and continue to control, artifact …
Modeling Relationships Between Space, Movement, and Lithic Geometric Attributes
Evidence for changes in human mobility is fundamental to interpretations of transitions in human socioeconomic organization. Showing changes in mobility requires both archaeological proxies that are sensitive to movement and a clear understanding of how different mobility configurations influence their patterning. This study uses computer simulation to explore how different combinations of reduction, selection, transport, and discard of stone art…
Aboriginal Use of Fire in a Landscape Context
A case study from western New South Wales, Australia, illustrates the age, preservation, and distribution of late Holocene heat-retainer hearths that are abundant in the semiarid archaeological record in the region. These hearths were constructed as underground ovens with stone heat retainers. They appear archaeologically as eroded concentrations of heat-fractured stone sometimes protecting charcoal deposits. We explore geomorphic processes influ…
Geoarchaeology in action
Modelling the palimpsest
Archaeologists make inferences about past human behaviour based on patterned material residues in various depositional contexts, including existing landsurfaces. These deposits are generated by processes that may obscure patterns at some observational scales while highlighting others, and interpretive differences can arise from a lack of explicit models of deposit formation. Here, an exploratory agent-based model based on the concept of the palim…
Quartz and silcrete raw material use and selection in late Holocene assemblages from semi-arid Australia
Human–environment interactions at regional scales
We match stone artefact distributions and assemblage compositions at the local geographical scale to measures of both complex topography and environmental history, as suggested by the work of Bailey and King. By comparing two study regions that have different topographic complexity measures, one in western New South Wales, Australia, and the other in Oglala National Grassland, North American Great Plains, we show that people created distinct long…
Geoarchaeology of Aboriginal Landscapes in Semi-arid Australia
This book provides readers with a unique understanding of the ways in which Aboriginal people interacted with their environment in the past at one particular location in western New South Wales. It also provides a statement showing how geoarchaeology should be conducted in a wide range of locations throughout Australia. One of the key difficulties faced by all those interested in the interaction between humans and their environment in the past is…
Heat-retainer hearth identification as a component of archaeological survey in western NSW, Australia
Concentrationsofheat-fracturedrockarecommoninsomeareasofwesternNewSouthWales,Australia, andarefrequentlyidentifiedduringarchaeologicalsurveysastheerodedremainsofheat-retainerhearths, a type of earth oven used in the past byAboriginal people to cook food. However, it can be difficult to consistentlyidentifythesefeaturessinceheat-fracturedrocks,likeotherclastslyingonthesurface,canbe dispersedorconcentratedbyavarietyofgeomorphicprocesses.Inthispaper…
The surface archaeological record in arid Australia
The conventional approach to assessing the archaeological record in most parts of the world involves a combination of excavation of stratified deposits and extensive survey of surface deposits. Although widely applied in Australia, in both research‐based and management archaeology, the method does not conform well to the nature of the surface archaeological record here. Over much of semi‐arid and arid Australia, archaeological “sites” are, in fac…
An Assessment and Archaeological Application of Cortex Measurement in Lithic Assemblages
We describe an experimental test and archaeological application of the solid geometry method for the interpretation of cortical surface area in lithic assemblages proposed by Dibble et al. (2005). Experimental results support the method's accuracy while archaeological application to assemblages from western New South Wales, Australia suggests a repeated pattern of the selective removal of artifacts away from their location of manufacture. These f…
Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia
Surface visibility is a significant constraint in archaeological survey, and estimates of surface visibility are a common addition to cultural resource management reports. Despite this, relatively few studies have attempted to identify the factors affecting visibility and quantify their effects. We report the results of such a study based on analysis of surface stone artifacts deposited by prehistoric hunter-gatherers from the Stud Creek area in …
Variability in the Chronology of Late Holocene Aboriginal Occupation on the Arid Margin of Southeastern Australia
Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia
Patricia C. Fanning, Simon J. Holdaway, Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 3/4 (Autumn, 2002 - Winter, 2004), pp. 255-271
An Assessment and Archaeological Application of Cortex Measurement in Lithic Assemblages
We describe an experimental test and archaeological application of the solid geometry method for the interpretation of cortical surface area in lithic assemblages proposed by Dibble et al. (2005). Experimental results support the method's accuracy while archaeological application to assemblages from western New South Wales, Australia suggests a repeated pattern of the selective removal of artifacts away from their location of manufacture. These f…
Variability in the Chronology of Late Holocene Aboriginal Occupation on the Arid Margin of Southeastern Australia
Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia
Surface visibility is a significant constraint in archaeological survey, and estimates of surface visibility are a common addition to cultural resource management reports. Despite this, relatively few studies have attempted to identify the factors affecting visibility and quantify their effects. We report the results of such a study based on analysis of surface stone artifacts deposited by prehistoric hunter-gatherers from the Stud Creek area in …
Quartz and silcrete raw material use and selection in late Holocene assemblages from semi-arid Australia
Modeling Relationships Between Space, Movement, and Lithic Geometric Attributes
Evidence for changes in human mobility is fundamental to interpretations of transitions in human socioeconomic organization. Showing changes in mobility requires both archaeological proxies that are sensitive to movement and a clear understanding of how different mobility configurations influence their patterning. This study uses computer simulation to explore how different combinations of reduction, selection, transport, and discard of stone art…
Modelling the palimpsest
Archaeologists make inferences about past human behaviour based on patterned material residues in various depositional contexts, including existing landsurfaces. These deposits are generated by processes that may obscure patterns at some observational scales while highlighting others, and interpretive differences can arise from a lack of explicit models of deposit formation. Here, an exploratory agent-based model based on the concept of the palim…
The surface archaeological record in arid Australia
The conventional approach to assessing the archaeological record in most parts of the world involves a combination of excavation of stratified deposits and extensive survey of surface deposits. Although widely applied in Australia, in both research‐based and management archaeology, the method does not conform well to the nature of the surface archaeological record here. Over much of semi‐arid and arid Australia, archaeological “sites” are, in fac…
Aboriginal Use of Fire in a Landscape Context
A case study from western New South Wales, Australia, illustrates the age, preservation, and distribution of late Holocene heat-retainer hearths that are abundant in the semiarid archaeological record in the region. These hearths were constructed as underground ovens with stone heat retainers. They appear archaeologically as eroded concentrations of heat-fractured stone sometimes protecting charcoal deposits. We explore geomorphic processes influ…
Human–environment interactions at regional scales
We match stone artefact distributions and assemblage compositions at the local geographical scale to measures of both complex topography and environmental history, as suggested by the work of Bailey and King. By comparing two study regions that have different topographic complexity measures, one in western New South Wales, Australia, and the other in Oglala National Grassland, North American Great Plains, we show that people created distinct long…
Paleolithic artifact deposits at Wadi Dabsa, Saudi Arabia
Surface artifacts dominate the archaeological record of arid landscapes, particularly the Saharo‐Arabian belt, a pivotal region in dispersals out of Africa. Discarded by hominins, these artifacts are key to understanding past landscape use and dispersals, yet behavioral interpretation of present‐day artifact distributions cannot be carried out without understanding how geomorphological processes have controlled, and continue to control, artifact …
Geoarchaeology in action
Variability in the Chronology of Late Holocene Aboriginal Occupation on the Arid Margin of Southeastern Australia
Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia
Patricia C. Fanning, Simon J. Holdaway, Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia, Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 29, No. 3/4 (Autumn, 2002 - Winter, 2004), pp. 255-271
Artifact Visibility at Open Sites in Western New South Wales, Australia
Surface visibility is a significant constraint in archaeological survey, and estimates of surface visibility are a common addition to cultural resource management reports. Despite this, relatively few studies have attempted to identify the factors affecting visibility and quantify their effects. We report the results of such a study based on analysis of surface stone artifacts deposited by prehistoric hunter-gatherers from the Stud Creek area in …
An Assessment and Archaeological Application of Cortex Measurement in Lithic Assemblages
We describe an experimental test and archaeological application of the solid geometry method for the interpretation of cortical surface area in lithic assemblages proposed by Dibble et al. (2005). Experimental results support the method's accuracy while archaeological application to assemblages from western New South Wales, Australia suggests a repeated pattern of the selective removal of artifacts away from their location of manufacture. These f…
Heat-retainer hearth identification as a component of archaeological survey in western NSW, Australia
Concentrationsofheat-fracturedrockarecommoninsomeareasofwesternNewSouthWales,Australia, andarefrequentlyidentifiedduringarchaeologicalsurveysastheerodedremainsofheat-retainerhearths, a type of earth oven used in the past byAboriginal people to cook food. However, it can be difficult to consistentlyidentifythesefeaturessinceheat-fracturedrocks,likeotherclastslyingonthesurface,canbe dispersedorconcentratedbyavarietyofgeomorphicprocesses.Inthispaper…
The surface archaeological record in arid Australia
The conventional approach to assessing the archaeological record in most parts of the world involves a combination of excavation of stratified deposits and extensive survey of surface deposits. Although widely applied in Australia, in both research‐based and management archaeology, the method does not conform well to the nature of the surface archaeological record here. Over much of semi‐arid and arid Australia, archaeological “sites” are, in fac…
Geoarchaeology of Aboriginal Landscapes in Semi-arid Australia
This book provides readers with a unique understanding of the ways in which Aboriginal people interacted with their environment in the past at one particular location in western New South Wales. It also provides a statement showing how geoarchaeology should be conducted in a wide range of locations throughout Australia. One of the key difficulties faced by all those interested in the interaction between humans and their environment in the past is…
Modelling the palimpsest
Archaeologists make inferences about past human behaviour based on patterned material residues in various depositional contexts, including existing landsurfaces. These deposits are generated by processes that may obscure patterns at some observational scales while highlighting others, and interpretive differences can arise from a lack of explicit models of deposit formation. Here, an exploratory agent-based model based on the concept of the palim…
Quartz and silcrete raw material use and selection in late Holocene assemblages from semi-arid Australia
Human–environment interactions at regional scales
We match stone artefact distributions and assemblage compositions at the local geographical scale to measures of both complex topography and environmental history, as suggested by the work of Bailey and King. By comparing two study regions that have different topographic complexity measures, one in western New South Wales, Australia, and the other in Oglala National Grassland, North American Great Plains, we show that people created distinct long…
Geoarchaeology in action
Aboriginal Use of Fire in a Landscape Context
A case study from western New South Wales, Australia, illustrates the age, preservation, and distribution of late Holocene heat-retainer hearths that are abundant in the semiarid archaeological record in the region. These hearths were constructed as underground ovens with stone heat retainers. They appear archaeologically as eroded concentrations of heat-fractured stone sometimes protecting charcoal deposits. We explore geomorphic processes influ…
Modeling Relationships Between Space, Movement, and Lithic Geometric Attributes
Evidence for changes in human mobility is fundamental to interpretations of transitions in human socioeconomic organization. Showing changes in mobility requires both archaeological proxies that are sensitive to movement and a clear understanding of how different mobility configurations influence their patterning. This study uses computer simulation to explore how different combinations of reduction, selection, transport, and discard of stone art…
Paleolithic artifact deposits at Wadi Dabsa, Saudi Arabia
Surface artifacts dominate the archaeological record of arid landscapes, particularly the Saharo‐Arabian belt, a pivotal region in dispersals out of Africa. Discarded by hominins, these artifacts are key to understanding past landscape use and dispersals, yet behavioral interpretation of present‐day artifact distributions cannot be carried out without understanding how geomorphological processes have controlled, and continue to control, artifact …
Archaeology (14 works) · Geography (14 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 works) · Geology (10 works) · Paleontology (9 works) · Artifact (error (5 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 works) · Arid (4 works) · Assemblage (archaeology (4 works)