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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Eco-cultural niches of the Badegoulian: Unraveling links between cultural adaptation and ecology during the last Glacial Maximum in France
Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Volume 30, No. 3, Year 2011
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This study details an application of eco-cultural niche modeling (ECNM) using two modeling architectures-a genetic algorithm (GARP) and maximum entropy (Maxent)-aimed at examining the ecological context of sites with archaeological remains attributed to the culture termed the Badegoulian (ca. 22-20. k. cal BP), which dates to the middle part of the Last Glacial Maximum (ca. 23-19. k. cal BP). We reconstructed the ecological niche of the Badegoulian and assessed whether eco-cultural niche variability existed within this technocomplex. We identified two broad but distinct spatial entities in the distribution of Badegoulian sites based on lithic raw material sources and circulation, and found that these spatial units share a similar ecological niche. We discuss the implications of territorial differentiation within this niche in light of research on land use by culturally affiliated groups within a broad cultural entity. We propose that Badegoulian circulation networks reflect distinct social territories associated with particular conditions within a single ecological niche. This study illustrates the utility of combining ecological niche reconstructions with archaeological data to identify and evaluate diachronic trends in cultural continuity for situations where such patterns may be missed when the focus of study is restricted solely to lithic technology and typology. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Banks, William E.
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
United States, Lawrence
University of Kansas
Aubry, Thierry
Portugal, Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Rua do Museu
d'Errico, Francesco
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Zilhão, João
Spain, Barcelona
Universitat de Barcelona
Lira-Noriega, Andrés
United States, Lawrence
University of Kansas
Peterson, Andrew Townsend
United States, Lawrence
University of Kansas
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jaa.2011.05.003
ISSN:
02784165
e-ISSN:
10902686
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics