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Archaeological Use and Abuse of Ecological Concepts and Studies: The Ecotone Example

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Robert E. Rhoades
Robert E. Rhoades*
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Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
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Abstract

Despite a continuing heavy reliance on general ecology and allied subfields for analytical models and empirical findings, ecological anthropologists remain reluctant to critically evaluate potential pitfalls of borrowing from other disciplines. Through an examination of how archaeologists have superficially and selectively applied the concepts of ecotone and edge effect, it becomes evident why anthropologists must take a closer, critical view of cross-disciplinary terms and studies.

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American Antiquity , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , October 1978 , pp. 608 - 614
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Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1978

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