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A Least Cost Analysis: Correlative Modeling of the Chaco Regional Road System Cover

A Least Cost Analysis: Correlative Modeling of the Chaco Regional Road System

Open Access
|Sep 2019

Figures & Tables

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Figure 1

The Chaco road network and associated Chaco sites.

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Figure 2

Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) base hiking function.

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Figure 3

Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function, with parameters input to simulate; (A) individuals with the largest body dimensions (height of 175.26 cm and mass of 68 kg); (B) individuals with average body dimensions (height of 163.56 cm and mass of 59 kg).

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Figure 4

Least cost paths across the region using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function that simulates largest body dimensions.

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Figure 5

Least cost paths across the region using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function that simulates average body dimensions.

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Figure 6

Geoprocesses used to determine correlation between actual and predicted pathways.

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Figure 7

Correlation factors for region-wide paths modeled using different hiking functions.

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Figure 8

Least cost paths from site-to-site moving along the North Road corridor from Salmon Pueblo toward Chaco Canyon, using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function that simulates average body dimension.

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Figure 9

Least cost paths from site-to-site moving along the Mexican Springs Road corridor from Figueredo toward Chaco Canyon, using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function that simulates average body dimensions.

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Figure 10

Correlation factors for roadway corridor paths.

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Figure 11

Least cost path from the most peripheral site toward Chaco Canyon, using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function, and different conduit inputs for the North Road surface.

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Figure 12

Least cost path from the most peripheral site toward Chaco Canyon, using Pandolf, Givoni & Goldman’s (1977) adjusted hiking function, and different conduit inputs for the Mexican Springs Road surface.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jcaa.36 | Journal eISSN: 2514-8362
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 28, 2019
Accepted on: Aug 19, 2019
Published on: Sep 20, 2019
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2019 Sean Field, Carrie Heitman, Heather Richards-Rissetto, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.