An Economic Approach to Modeling Archaeological Settlement Patterns in Central Idaho

Archaeologists can gain a better understanding of subsistence strategies by analyzing the net advantage of exploiting certain resources over others across a large area with the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and application of economic. GIS modeling is a powerful tool used by archaeologists to catalog and analyze site information in a spatial context. Economic models interpret human behavior in terms of cost and benefit. Little archaeological research has been done in central Idaho. This thesis develops economic models of hunting, gathering and fishing for the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness (FC-RONRW). This research builds upon previous theories of subsistence strategies and resource use in upland environments, and create a predictive model that can be applied to a variety of ecological regions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Cultural and Environmental Resource Management

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Saunders, Anthony J.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Steven Hackenberger
• John Bowen
• Tim Canaday

• Predictive Modeling
• Subsistence Strategies
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Central Idaho Archaeology
• Archaeological Anthropology
• Other Economics

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/etd/376

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:etd-1396