@article{fdi:010073579, title = {{A}daptation, access to ressources and mobility : from contemporary pastoral systems to ancient societies}, author = {{S}alpeteur, {M}atthieu and {M}adella, {M}. and {P}atel, {H}.{R}. and {R}eyes-{G}arcia, {V}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{B}uilding on the literature on adaptation and on examples from contemporary pastoralists in {G}ujarat, we explore dynamics of pastoral systems and, more precisely, their adaptive strategies. {W}e specifically focus on resource accessibility and mobility and how those two issues relate with the broader institutional settings in which pastoral production is embedded. {W}e then apply this conceptual framework to an archaeological site also found in {G}ujarat, {B}agasra, in order to explore probable dynamics of the ancient pastoral system in relation to resources accessibility and mobility. {D}ealing with archaeological past is always difficult given the limited availability of data. {W}e argue that the conceptual approach proposed here allow us to draw some hypotheses about adaptation strategies, for which it appears a relevant way to further explore the dynamics of ancient pastoral systems.}, keywords = {{INDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}omadic {P}eoples}, volume = {21}, numero = {2}, pages = {191--213}, ISSN = {0822-7942}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.3197/np.2017.210203}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073579}, }