Title: Simulating prehistoric and ancient worlds /
Authors: Del Castillo, Florencia,; Barceló, Juan A.,
Year: 2016
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples Population Computer simulation.; Civilization, Ancient Computer simulation.; Human beings Migrations Computer simulation.; Demographic archaeology Methodology.
Contents: 1. Simulating the past for understanding the present. A critical review / Juan A. Barceló and Florencia Del Castillo -- 2. Multi-scale agent-based simulation of long-term dispersal processes : towards a sophisticated simulation model of hominin dispersal / Ingo J. Timm, Fabian Lorig, Ericson Hölzchen and Christine Hertler -- 3. An agent-based model of resource distribution on hunter-gatherer foraging strategies : clumped habitats favor lower mobility, but result in higher foraging returns / Marco A. Janssen and Kim Hill -- 4. Testing Brantingham's neutral model : the effect of spatial clustering on stone raw material procurement / Simen Oestmo, Marco A. Janssen and Curtis W. Marean -- 5. Population spread and cultural transmission in Neolithic transitions / Joaquim Fort, Neus Isern, Antonieta Jerardino and Bernardo Rondelli -- 6. Modelling routeways in a landscape of esker and bog / Yolande O'Brien and Stefan Bergh --^