Adam N Rorabaugh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4053731 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adam N Rorabaugh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adam N |
| FAMILY NAME | Rorabaugh |
| SIGNATURE | RORABAUGH A N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1680-5634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Decolonizing the Spear-Thrower
Historically, much of the archaeological research on spear-throwers has been in the context of comparison with bow and arrow technologies, revealing a colonialist preoccupation with technologies more familiar to Europeans while exoticizing other projectile delivery systems. The commonly used term “atl-atl” from Nahuatl is culturally specific, which at best obscures the existence of multiple regional traditions and independent innovation and devel…
A Social Network Analysis of Traditional Labrets and Horizontal Relationships in the Salish Sea Region of Northwestern North America
In the Salish Sea region, labret adornment with lip plugs signify particular identities, and they are interpreted as emblematic of both membership in horizontal relationships and achieved status for traditional cultures associated with labret wearing on the Northwest Coast (NWC) of North America. Labrets are part of a shared symbolic language in the region, one that we argue facilitated access to beneficial horizontal relationships (e.g., Angelbe…
Hunting social networks on the Salish Sea before and after the bow and arrow
From Labrets to Cranial Modification
Recent developments in evolutionary psychology expanding on signaling theory provide key insights to the connections between expressing social commitments and resource rights. Credibility enhancing displays (CREDs) are a means to convince individuals of commitment to belief systems and can link costly acts or extravagant displays to social success. In the Salish Sea, the transition from labrets to cranial modification from 3200 to 1000 BP has oft…
Characterizing crystalline volcanic rock (CVR) deposits from Galiano Island, B.C., Canada
Modeling Pre-European Contact Coast Salish Seasonal Social Networks and Their Impacts on Unbiased Cultural Transmission
Understanding the relationships between seasonal social networks and diversity in artifact styles, is crucial for examining the production and reproduction of knowledge among complex foraging societies such as those of the Pacific Northwest Coast. This agent-based model examines the impact of seasonal aggregation, dispersion, and learning opportunities on the richness and evenness of artifact styles under random social learning (unbiased transmis…
Timing of the Introduction of Arrow Technologies in the Salish Sea, Northwest North America
A substantial amount of recent literature has re-examined the applicability of dart-arrow indices for hafted chipped stone tools from archaeological assemblages ranging from the Columbia Plateau to Californian Coast. As yet, these approaches have not been employed to examine variation in Coast Salish lithic traditions. In this study, we critically apply recent dart-arrow indices and also employ a discriminant function analysis to a dataset of chi…
Impacts of drift and population bottlenecks on the cultural transmission of a neutral continuous trait
Timing of the Introduction of Arrow Technologies in the Salish Sea, Northwest North America
A substantial amount of recent literature has re-examined the applicability of dart-arrow indices for hafted chipped stone tools from archaeological assemblages ranging from the Columbia Plateau to Californian Coast. As yet, these approaches have not been employed to examine variation in Coast Salish lithic traditions. In this study, we critically apply recent dart-arrow indices and also employ a discriminant function analysis to a dataset of chi…
Impacts of drift and population bottlenecks on the cultural transmission of a neutral continuous trait
From Labrets to Cranial Modification
Recent developments in evolutionary psychology expanding on signaling theory provide key insights to the connections between expressing social commitments and resource rights. Credibility enhancing displays (CREDs) are a means to convince individuals of commitment to belief systems and can link costly acts or extravagant displays to social success. In the Salish Sea, the transition from labrets to cranial modification from 3200 to 1000 BP has oft…
Hunting social networks on the Salish Sea before and after the bow and arrow
Impacts of drift and population bottlenecks on the cultural transmission of a neutral continuous trait
Characterizing crystalline volcanic rock (CVR) deposits from Galiano Island, B.C., Canada
Modeling Pre-European Contact Coast Salish Seasonal Social Networks and Their Impacts on Unbiased Cultural Transmission
Understanding the relationships between seasonal social networks and diversity in artifact styles, is crucial for examining the production and reproduction of knowledge among complex foraging societies such as those of the Pacific Northwest Coast. This agent-based model examines the impact of seasonal aggregation, dispersion, and learning opportunities on the richness and evenness of artifact styles under random social learning (unbiased transmis…
Timing of the Introduction of Arrow Technologies in the Salish Sea, Northwest North America
A substantial amount of recent literature has re-examined the applicability of dart-arrow indices for hafted chipped stone tools from archaeological assemblages ranging from the Columbia Plateau to Californian Coast. As yet, these approaches have not been employed to examine variation in Coast Salish lithic traditions. In this study, we critically apply recent dart-arrow indices and also employ a discriminant function analysis to a dataset of chi…
From Labrets to Cranial Modification
Recent developments in evolutionary psychology expanding on signaling theory provide key insights to the connections between expressing social commitments and resource rights. Credibility enhancing displays (CREDs) are a means to convince individuals of commitment to belief systems and can link costly acts or extravagant displays to social success. In the Salish Sea, the transition from labrets to cranial modification from 3200 to 1000 BP has oft…
Hunting social networks on the Salish Sea before and after the bow and arrow
A Social Network Analysis of Traditional Labrets and Horizontal Relationships in the Salish Sea Region of Northwestern North America
In the Salish Sea region, labret adornment with lip plugs signify particular identities, and they are interpreted as emblematic of both membership in horizontal relationships and achieved status for traditional cultures associated with labret wearing on the Northwest Coast (NWC) of North America. Labrets are part of a shared symbolic language in the region, one that we argue facilitated access to beneficial horizontal relationships (e.g., Angelbe…
Decolonizing the Spear-Thrower
Historically, much of the archaeological research on spear-throwers has been in the context of comparison with bow and arrow technologies, revealing a colonialist preoccupation with technologies more familiar to Europeans while exoticizing other projectile delivery systems. The commonly used term “atl-atl” from Nahuatl is culturally specific, which at best obscures the existence of multiple regional traditions and independent innovation and devel…
Computer Science (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (4 works) · Language and cultural evolution (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Biology (3 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Arrow (2 works) · Cultural transmission in animals (2 works)