Search Results - "Mark S. Aldenderfer"

Long-term genetic stability and a high-altitude East Asian origin for the peoples of the high valleys of the Himalayan arc by Jeong, Choongwon, Ozga, Andrew T., Witonsky, David B., Malmström, Helena, Edlund, Hanna, Hofman, Courtney A., Hagan, Richard W., Jakobsson, Mattias, Lewis, Cecil M., Aldenderfer, Mark S., Di Rienzo, Anna, Warinner, Christina

“…The high-altitude transverse valleys [>3,000 m above sea level (masl)] of the Himalayan arc from Arunachal Pradesh to Ladahk were among the last habitable…”
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Stable isotope chemistry reveals plant-dominant diet among early foragers on the Andean Altiplano, 9.0-6.5 cal. ka by Chen, Jennifer C, Aldenderfer, Mark S, Eerkens, Jelmer W, Langlie, BrieAnna S, Viviano Llave, Carlos, Watson, James T, Haas, Randall

“…Current models of early human subsistence economies suggest a focus on large mammal hunting. To evaluate this hypothesis, we examine human bone stable isotope…”
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Moving agriculture onto the Tibetan plateau: the archaeobotanical evidence by d’Alpoim Guedes, Jade, Lu, Hongliang, Li, Yongxian, Spengler, Robert N., Wu, Xiaohong, Aldenderfer, Mark S.

“…The Tibetan Plateau has one of the least hospitable environments for agriculture on the planet; however, its inhabitants have developed an economic system…”
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Settlement-Size Scaling among Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems in the New World by Haas, Jr, W Randall, Klink, Cynthia J, Maggard, Greg J, Aldenderfer, Mark S

“…Settlement size predicts extreme variation in the rates and magnitudes of many social and ecological processes in human societies. Yet, the factors that drive…”
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Humans permanently occupied the Andean highlands by at least 7 ka by Haas, Randall, Stefanescu, Ioana C., Garcia-Putnam, Alexander, Aldenderfer, Mark S., Clementz, Mark T., Murphy, Melissa S., Llave, Carlos Viviano, Watson, James T.

“…High-elevation environments above 2500 metres above sea level (m.a.s.l.) were among the planet's last frontiers of human colonization. Research on the speed…”
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Late Archaic–Early Formative period microbotanical evidence for potato at Jiskairumoko in the Titicaca Basin of southern Peru by Rumold, Claudia Ursula, Aldenderfer, Mark S.

“…The data presented in this paper provide direct microbotanical evidence concerning the early use of potato (Solanum tuberosum) within its botanical locus of…”
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Diet, Mobility, Technology, and Lithics: Neolithization on the Andean Altiplano, 7.0–3.5 ka by Kitchel, Nathaniel, Aldenderfer, Mark S., Haas, Randall

“…Neolithization was a complex, protracted process of domestication, sedentarization, and technology change that occurred in various combinations in various…”
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An early skull cult from Neolithic Turkey by Aldenderfer, Mark S

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Paleogenomic insights into cooperation in the ancient Andes from positive selection on oxytocin pathway genes by Joseph, Sophie K., Wagman, Elizabeth, Diab, Nabeel, Ryu, Nicholas, Lee, Minwoo, Haas, Randall, Rilling, James K., Aldenderfer, Mark S., Lindo, John

“…Human societies are characterized by norms that restrict selfish behavior and promote cooperation. The oxytocin system is an important modulator of social…”
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Comparison of XRF and PXRF for analysis of archaeological obsidian from southern Perú by Craig, Nathan, Speakman, Robert J., Popelka-Filcoff, Rachel S., Glascock, Michael D., Robertson, J. David, Shackley, M. Steven, Aldenderfer, Mark S.

“…Chemical sourcing is becoming an increasingly important component of archaeological investigation. Instruments used for elemental analysis generally must be…”
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Moving Up in the World by Aldenderfer, Mark S

“…Archaelogists seek to understand how and when people came to occupy the Andean and Tibetan plateaus. Here, Aldenderfer discusses several factors that explain…”
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Fluvial history of the Rio Ilave valley, Peru, and its relationship to climate and human history by Rigsby, Catherine A, Baker, Paul A, Aldenderfer, Mark S

“…Fluvial strata and landforms in the Rio Ilave valley (Peru) document a history of Holocene aggradation and downcutting that is correlative with regional…”
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Reflexiones para avanzar en los estudios del período arcaico en Los Andes centro -sur by Aldenderfer, Mark S, Flores Blanco, Luis

“…Los autores identifican los problemas de investigación del Período Arcaico (10.000-3.400 a.p.) en la zona Centro-Sur de los Andes, para sugerir las prioridades…”
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Moving Up in the World: Archaeologists seek to understand how and when people came to occupy the Andean and Tibetan plateaus by Aldenderfer, Mark S.

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What Did the Moon Landing Do for Archaeology? by Aldenderfer, Mark S.

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Cluster analysis: Mark S. Aldenderfer, Roger K. Blashfield by Aldenderfer, Mark S, Blashfield, Roger K

“…This book is designed to be an introduction to cluster analysis for those with no background and for those who need an up-to-date and systematic guide through…”
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Stable isotope chemistry reveals plant-dominant diet among early foragers on the Andean Altiplano, 9.0–6.5 cal. ka by Jennifer C. Chen, Mark S. Aldenderfer, Jelmer W. Eerkens, BrieAnna S. Langlie, Carlos Viviano Llave, James T. Watson, Randall Haas

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Moving Up in the World by Aldenderfer, Mark

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This Week in Science by Szuromi, Phil, Hines, Pamela J., Vignieri, Sacha, Chin, Gilbert, Smith, H. Jesse, Sugden, Andrew M., Kiberstis, Paula A., Vinson, Valda, Pujanandez, Lindsey, Osborne, Ian S., Aldenderfer, Mark S., Lavine, Marc S., Ferrarelli, Leslie K.

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The Archaic Period in the South-Central Andes by Aldenderfer, Mark S.

“…Although the Archaic Period of the south-central Andes is not well-known beyond Latin America, there is much of interest in it to archaeologists working with…”
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