Subsistence

Together with my collaborators, I conducted GIS analyses of the settlement patterns of Jomon archaeological sites in the northern part of the Tohoku region in Japan, and the results were used to understand changes in Jomon site distribution patterns. Preliminary results of our analyses were presented at the ARF lunch talk titled "Jomon Subsistence-Settlement Practice and Environmental Management: A View from Northern Japan" on April 9, and we are currently preparing a journal article manuscript. 

Certain loci within the Lake Titicaca Basin are thought to be significant to plant and animal domestication in the Andes; archaeological work has been conducted at key sites such as Chiripa, Lukurmata, and Wankarani in pursuit of knowledge surrounding the domestication transition by archaeologists of many subdisciplines. A base of knowledge regarding certain aspects of this transition has been established over the decades, particularly through the work of the Taraco Archaeological Project (TAP), yet many questions remain about its timing and context.