Zimmerman's work represents one of the pioneer efforts in the application of computer simulation studies in archaeology. Conclusions derived bear on the length of occupation, importance of climatic change, population size, and settlement density. The author concludes with a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the approach. Although Zimmerman deals with the specific problem of the determinants of site location in one area of the Great Plains, the model has broader applicability to the integration of cultural prescriptions and locational behaviors that are manifest in settlement patterns. . . . The study offers an intriguing exercise in the investigation of settlement systems.
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