Agent-based modeling and simulation in archaeology. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gabriel Wurzer, Kerstin Kowarik, Hans Reschreiter, editors.
• Editors: Wurzer, Gabriel; Kowarik, Kerstin; Reschreiter, Hans
• Contents: Introduction -- Explaining the past with ABM: on modeling philosophy -- Modeling archaeology: origins of the artificial Anasazi Project and beyond -- Agent-based simulation in archaeology: a characterization -- Reproducibility -- Geosimulation: modeling spatial processes -- Large simulations and small societies: high performance computing for archaeological simulations -- Mining with agents: modeling prehistoric mining and prehistoric economy -- Modeling settlement rank-size fluctuations -- Understanding the iron age economy: sustainability of agricultural practices under stable population growth -- Simulating Patagonian territoriality in prehistory: space, frontiers and networks among hunter-gatherers -- How did sugarscape become a whole society model?
• Publisher Details: Cham New York : Springer International Publishing Switzerland
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 930.1028; Geography; Archaeology -- Computer simulation; Multiagent systems; HISTORY -- Ancient -- General; Archaeology -- Computer simulation; Multiagent systems; Geographical information systems; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319000084
• Related ISBNs: 331900008X; 9783319000077; 3319000071
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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