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Advancing predictive modeling in archaeology: An evaluation of regression and machine learning methods on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by Yaworsky, Peter M, Vernon, Kenneth B, Spangler, Jerry D, Brewer, Simon C, Codding, Brian F

“…Predictive models are central to both archaeological research and cultural resource management. Yet, archaeological applications of predictive models are often…”
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Subsistence strategy mediates ecological drivers of human violence by McCool, Weston C, Vernon, Kenneth B, Yaworsky, Peter M, Codding, Brian F

“…Inter-personal violence (whether intra- or inter-group) is a pervasive yet highly variable human behavior. Evolutionary anthropologists suggest that the…”
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The Neanderthal niche space of Western Eurasia 145 ka to 30 ka ago by Yaworsky, Peter M., Nielsen, Emil S., Nielsen, Trine K.

“…Neanderthals occupied Western Eurasia between 350 ka and 40 ka ago, during the climatically volatile Pleistocene. A key issue is to what extent Neanderthal…”
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Climate-driven habitat shifts of high-ranked prey species structure Late Upper Paleolithic hunting by Yaworsky, Peter M., Hussain, Shumon T., Riede, Felix

“…Changing climates in the past affected both human and faunal population distributions, thereby structuring human diets, demography, and cultural evolution…”
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Climate change-induced population pressure drives high rates of lethal violence in the Prehispanic central Andes by McCool, Weston C, Codding, Brian F, Vernon, Kenneth B, Wilson, Kurt M, Yaworsky, Peter M, Marwan, Norbert, Kennett, Douglas J

“…Understanding the influence of climate change and population pressure on human conflict remains a critically important topic in the social sciences. Long-term…”
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Plant species richness at archaeological sites suggests ecological legacy of Indigenous subsistence on the Colorado Plateau by Pavlik, Bruce M., Louderback, Lisbeth A., Vernon, Kenneth B., Yaworsky, Peter M., Wilson, Cynthia, Clifford, Arnold, Codding, Brian F.

“…Humans have both intentional and unintentional impacts on their environment, yet identifying the enduring ecological legacies of past small-scale societies…”
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THE IDEAL DISTRIBUTION OF FARMERS: EXPLAINING THE EURO-AMERICAN SETTLEMENT OF UTAH by Yaworsky, Peter M., Codding, Brian F.

“…Explaining how and why populations settle a new landscape is central to many questions in American archaeology. Recent advances in settlement research have…”
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'Here by the Sea and Sand': Uninterrupted Hunter-Fisher-Gatherer Coastal Habitation Despite Considerable Population Growth by Lundstrom, Victor, Simpson, David, Yaworsky, Peter

“…At the end of the Pleistocene as temperatures warmed, new habitats opened up to human occupation as the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet receded. Along the west coast…”
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The effects of climate and population on human land use patterns in Europe from 22ka to 9ka ago by Yaworsky, Peter M., Hussain, Shumon T., Riede, Felix

“…Between 22ka and 9ka ago, after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and during the transition to the Holocene, mobile hunter-gatherer populations, differentiated by…”
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Evaluating statistical models for establishing morphometric taxonomic identifications and a new approach using Random Forest by Cole, Kasey E., Yaworsky, Peter M., Hart, Isaac A.

“…Faunal analyses depend on accurate taxonomic identifications, but distinguishing between morphologically similar fauna is not always possible through visual…”
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Fight or flight: An assessment of Fremont territoriality in Nine Mile Canyon, Utah by McCool, Weston C., Yaworsky, Peter M.

“…The territorialization of resources is a continual topic of interest for researchers investigating human social organization and resource competition. While…”
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The Goldilocks Zone for maize agriculture and the settlement and abandonment of the West Tavaputs Plateau by Yaworsky, Peter M., Vernon, Kenneth B., McCool, Weston C., Hart, Isaac A., Spangler, Jerry, Codding, Brian F.

“…Between 2100 and 500 BP, maize farming spread throughout the American Southwest, driving changes in land use patterns and relative increases in the number of…”
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Climatic controls and costly signaling: An integrated analysis of Holocene hunting in the Bonneville and Wyoming Basins, USA by Byers, David A, McGrath, Ryan, Yaworsky, Peter, Popp, Theresa, Maughan, Gideon, Broughton, Jack M

“…In this paper, we explore and integrate different currencies that may underlie large-game hunting to guide a trans-Holocene analysis of variation in…”
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Prehistoric Land Use in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and West Tavaputs Plateau, Utah by Yaworsky, Peter Michael

“…Here, I present five chapters outlining the finding from three research projects examining prehistoric land use patterns of early agriculturalists in the…”
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Subsistence strategy mediates ecological drivers of human violence by Weston C. McCool, Kenneth B. Vernon, Peter M. Yaworsky, Brian F. Codding

“…Inter-personal violence (whether intra- or inter-group) is a pervasive yet highly variable human behavior. Evolutionary anthropologists suggest that the…”
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Advancing predictive modeling in archaeology: An evaluation of regression and machine learning methods on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by Peter M. Yaworsky, Kenneth B. Vernon, Jerry D. Spangler, Simon C. Brewer, Brian F. Codding, Sergi Lozano

“…Predictive models are central to both archaeological research and cultural resource management. Yet, archaeological applications of predictive models are often…”
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The Neanderthal Niche Space of Western Eurasia - Supplemental Material by Peter M. Yaworsky

“…The data provided here are the supplemental information accompanying the journal article The Neanderthal Niche Space of Western Eurasia 145ka to 30ka ago by…”
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