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Risky Pursuits: Martu Hunting and the Effects of Prey Mobility: Reply to Ugan and Simms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Douglas W. Bird ,
Brian F. Codding ,
Rebecca Bliege Bird  and
David W. Zeanah
Douglas W. Bird
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford California 94305
Brian F. Codding
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford California 94305
Rebecca Bliege Bird
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford University, Stanford California 94305
David W. Zeanah
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, 6000 J Street, Sacramento State University, Sacramento California 95819-6106
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Abstract

We recently demonstrated that prey size is not a reliable predictor of post-encounter return rates for resources Martu hunters regularly handle in Australia’s Western Desert (Bird et al. 2009). Ugan and Simms are skeptical of our calculations of these returns, especially in our inclusion of tracking as pursuit time. Here we review how these variables were recorded and calculated, update the analysis with more data, and clarify the importance of prey mobility and pursuit failures for understanding the contexts of hunting decisions and their archaeological implications.

Recientemente hemos demostrado que el tamaño de presa no es un predictor fiable de la tasa de rendimiento post-encuentro de la presa a la de los recursos cazadores Martu suele manejar en el desierto de Australia Occidental (Bird et al. 2009). Ugan y Simms se muestran escépticos de nuestros cálculos de estas declaraciones, sobre todo en nuestra inclusión de seguimiento del tiempo dedicado presa de caza. Aquí una reseña cómo fueron registrados y calculados, actualizar el análisis con más datos, y aclarar la importancia de la movilidad de las presas y la falta de captura de presas para la comprensión de los contextos de las decisiones de la caza y sus implicaciones arqueológicas.

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American Antiquity , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , January 2012 , pp. 186 - 194
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 2012

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