The shapes of adaptation: Historical ecology of anthropogenic landscapes in the southeastern United States |
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Authors: | Julia E Hammett |
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Institution: | (1) Research Laboratories of Anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA |
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Abstract: | Native inhabitants of the Southeastern United States traditionally practiced land management strategies, including burning
and clearing, that created ‘anthropogenic landscapes’. From the viewpoint of landscape ecology, analysis of historic documents
including drawings and deerskin maps from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries depicted the Native Southeastern
landscape as a series of circular patches surrounded by buffer areas. This character contrasted sharply with early European
coastal settlements which were more typically rectangular in shape. Differences between Native American and European land
use patterns and implied perceptions of the landscape reflect distinct differences in their respective cultural models and
intentionality. |
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Keywords: | historical ecology Native North Americans anthropogenic landscapes corridors patches |
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