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Subsistence Intensification

Subsistence Intensification is an academic concept that denotes a technological or socioecological strategy within subsistence practices whereby the yield and efficiency of resource extraction are systematically increased relative to labor and land inputs to meet the demands of growing human populations.

167

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11.7K

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368

Authors

213

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2017–2026

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Publications

167

Willow Smoke and Dogs’ Tails: Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems and Archaeological Site Formation

Lewis R. Binford · American Antiquity · 1980 · 2.6K citations

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Patterns of molar wear in hunter–gatherers and agriculturalists

B. Holly Smith · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1984 · 966 citations · Full text

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Understanding the adoption of a portfolio of sustainable intensification practices in eastern and southern Africa

Menale Kassie, Hailemariam Teklewold, Moti Jaleta et al. · Land Use Policy · 2014 · 560 citations

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The contribution of subsistence farming to food security in South Africa

Mompati N. Baiphethi, Peter Jacobs · Agrekon · 2009 · 406 citations · Full text

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The Hoabinhian and after: Subsistence patterns in Southeast Asia during the late Pleistocene and early recent periods

Chester F. Gorman · World Archaeology · 1971 · 216 citations

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Authors

368

  1. LG
    Lawrence Guy Straus

    University of New Mexico, United States

    3 publications · 91 citations

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  2. JP
    Jules Pretty

    University of Essex, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 144 citations

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  3. JM
    Jon M. Erlandson

    University of Oregon, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  4. TJ
    Todd J. Braje

    University of Oregon, United States

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  5. KM
    Kenneth M. Ames

    Portland State University, United States

    2 publications · 63 citations

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Institutions

213

  1. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    515 citations

  2. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    245 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    95 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    193 citations

  5. University of Oregon

    Eugene, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    261 citations

  6. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    476 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    112 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    147 citations

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Venues

  1. American Antiquity

    7 publications · 2.8K citations

    7

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  2. Quaternary International

    6 publications · 135 citations

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  3. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    5 publications · 1.3K citations

    5

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  4. Arctic Anthropology

    4 publications · 117 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 258 citations

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