Here we identify global patterns of subsistence-related human cranial shape variation.
Economic changes in the mid-20th century included the introduction of such cash crops as peanuts (groundnuts), rice, and cotton into the pattern of subsistence agriculture.
Based on data from only one site, it is difficult to say whether or not this pattern of subsistence is reflective of the entire Eastern Sichuan or a small geographical locale.
Through her work as a research fellow with Mayor Potencial in rural Honduras, Paige explores the impacts of changing precipitation patterns on subsistence communities.
The closer the relationship between consumer and producer gets, and the more localized the production and maintenance chains become, the closer we get to patterns of modern subsistence.
Phases as widely separated as the Olmec of Veracruz and the Cupisnique of coastal Peru appear to be linked not only in time and patterns of basic subsistence but in specific ritual practices involving a jaguar or feline deity.
Through their partnership, researchers developed exposure scenarios that reflect tribal-specific patterns of traditional subsistence "lifeways" (Forsberg et al. 2012; Harper et al. 2012).
The findings of the National Survey regarding regional patterns of dietary subsistence in indigenous households are likely related to the historical contrasts in the country's distribution of indigenous lands.
We are a group of researchers from Duke University that are studying the social construct and patterns of behavior surrounding subsistence fishing, or "fishing for food," around infrastructure in Carteret County, North Carolina.
Cultures of this period exhibited a wide variety of subsistence patterns, including hunting and gathering, fishing, and, at least for part of the period, some herding and small-scale agriculture.
