Regular unscheduled movements of rancherías within a confined area or settlement district result in the phenomenon described as “village drift,” a process whereby a settlement may change its location gradually by several kilometers over a period of years. This article presents a model of village drift based on data acquired from recent archaeological and geomorphological field studies and archival research on the Akimel O'odham, the Gila River Pima of south‐central Arizona. The model provides an excellent example of human ecodynamics‐‐‐an emerging landscape perspective that emphasizes the coevolution of humans and their ecosystem‐‐‐with implications for understanding prehistoric and historic settlement in desert riverine environments.
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