The archaeology of place

Many of the predicted corridors are now located on the flooded continental shelf, making prospection of these routes challenging, although not impossible with the use of modern technologies.

“Many of the predicted corridors are now located on the flooded continental shelf, making prospection of these routes challenging, although not impossible with the use of modern technologies 66,72,73 .”

The movement of prehistoric hunter-gatherer individuals was organized within a territory according to the resources available to them and environmental constraints.

“The movement of these individuals was organized within a territory according to the resources available to them and the environmental constraints (e.g., Binford 1978aBinford , 1979Binford , 1982Binford , 2019;;Birdsell 1953;Delpech et al. 1995;Hayden 1972;Keeley 1988;Mauss and Beuchat 1906).”

It seems unlikely that points located more than 10 km away could be visited with a return to camp within the day.

“While the distances suggested for this daily movement can vary according to context, it seems unlikely that points located more than 10km away could be visited with a return to camp within the day (Binford 1982).”

Human decisions about circulation are largely linked to costs and benefits implied by attributes of physical space, and populations are expected to prioritize spaces of lowest resistance to reach destinations with minimum energy cost in the shortest time.

“Dado que las decisiones humanas sobre la circulación están vinculadas en gran medida a los costos y beneficios que la misma implica en función de los atributos del espacio físico (Binford, 1982;Kelly, 1995), es esperable que las poblaciones prioricen los espacios de más baja resistencia, a fin de alcanzar destinos cuyo costo energético de traslado sea el mínimo en el menor tiempo posible (Connolly”