Munday and Lincoln have questioned my interpretations of prehistoric human ecology in Owens Valley, California, on the grounds that they may be an artifact of curation and prehistoric disturbance and on the grounds that statistical tests suggest that my interpretation of settlement data is incorrect. Careful consideration of their arguments shows that curation would not produce the effects they suggest and that they misuse statistical inference and settlement data. Review of the evidence supports my original views.

Arthur Ray's concept of the archaeological significance of the role of the middleman in the fur trade in northern Canada is examined. It is felt that his conclusions are based on historical generalizations that are not representative of the complexity of the trading post system. Specific examples from early journals of the Fort Churchill and Lake Athabasca areas are cited in support of this contention. Finally, it is suggested that the most profitable avenue for future research is to use historical data in an integrative rather than a supplementary manner.

Two models relating various measures of camp surface area to population size among !Kung Bushmen are examined. It is shown that though there does exist a significant, positive correlation between some areal measures and population size, neither of the previously published models correctly represents these relationships. Alternative regression models are presented for the !Kung Bushmen which describe surface area as a function of population size in an acceptably accurate and reasonably concise fashion.

A recalculation of the regression and correlation with which Casteel finds fault shows that it is Casteel who is incorrect. He goes astray because he does not understand what "LS:NA" means, and consequently all of the X values on his graph are wrong.

Gramly (1977) has recently argued that competition over deer hids was the primary variable stimulating conflict and warfare among the Huron during Late Woodland times. This variable, as well as two others dismissed by him, is reviewed here.