The Place of “Others” in Hunter‐Gatherer Intensification

• Published in: American Anthropologist
• Main Author: HOLLY, DONALD H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Anthropology; Newfoundland; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.2005.107.2.207; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1525%2Faa.2005.107.2.207; https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aa.2005.107.2.207

Archaeologists are interested in understanding the conditions under which hunter‐gatherer intensification occurs. Typically, most models assign primacy to population pressure or social relations and address intensification as it occurs among foragers inhabiting arid or temperate environments. In this article, I explore episodes of resource intensification and “deintensification” on the subarctic island of Newfoundland. Correlating periods of resource intensification and “deintensification” with changes in the social landscape, I argue that the presence or absence of “Others” played a significant role in informing hunter‐gatherer subsistence strategies and settlement patterns.