Human behavioural ecology and Pacific archaeology. Issue 1 (22nd December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: DINAPOLI, ROBERT J.; MORRISON, ALEX E.
• Other Names: Dinapoli Robert J. guestEditor.; Morrison Alex E. guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Archaeology in Oceania. Volume 52:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 2016-12-22
• Subjects: costly signalling -- human behavioural ecology -- monumental architecture -- subsistence -- territoriality -- signaux coûteux -- écologie comportementale humaine -- architecture monumentale -- subsistance -- territorialité; Archaeology -- Islands of the Pacific -- Periodicals; Archaeology -- Australia -- Periodicals; Physical anthropology -- Islands of the Pacific -- Periodicals; Physical anthropology -- Australia -- Periodicals; Anthropology, Physical -- Southeast Asia -- Periodicals; Anthropology, Physical -- Australia -- Periodicals; Anthropology, Physical -- Pacific Islands -- Periodicals; Archaeology -- Southeast Asia -- Periodicals; Archaeology -- Australia -- Periodicals; Archaeology -- Pacific Islands -- Periodicals; 990
• DOI: 10.1002/arco.5124
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0728-4896

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The diverse islands of Oceania are ideal locations for the study of human ecology. Here, we argue that human behavioural ecology (HBE) provides a useful theoretical framework to approach a range of topics in Pacific prehistory, including, but not limited to, subsistence, territoriality, and monumentality. We further stress that the strength of this approach lies in the use of models as heuristic devices, and that HBE is not mutually exclusive from other explanatory frameworks, but complements larger research agendas in Pacific archaeology.