How marginal are forager habitats?

Journal of Archaeological Science • Vol/Iss. 34 • Published In • Pages: 59-68 •
By Porter, Claire C., Marlowe, Frank W.

Abstract

This article examines the quality of forager habitats to determine whether agriculturalists occupy the most productive areas while modern forager groups are relegated to poor habitats. Findings indicate that there are slight but insignificant differences in the net primary productivity of foragers’ land and agriculturalists’ land. Further analysis of types of agriculturalists suggest that horticulturalists live in the most productive habitats, followed by intensive agriculturalists and finally pastoralists.
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