Formal modelling approaches to complexity science in Roman studies: a manifesto
T Brughmans, J Hanson, M Mandich…�- Theoretical Roman�…, 2019 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
Complexity science refers to the theoretical research perspectives and the formal modelling
tools designed to study complex systems. A complex system consists of separate entities�…
tools designed to study complex systems. A complex system consists of separate entities�…
[HTML][HTML] Niche construction and long-term trajectories of food production
Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development�…
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development�…
The 5.5 cal ka BP climate event, population growth, circumscription and the emergence of the earliest complex societies in China
WX Wu, HB Zheng, M Hou, QS Ge�- Science China Earth Sciences, 2018 - Springer
The emergence of complex society is a milestone in the history of human society evolution.
China is one of the few regions in the world where the earliest complex society appeared;�…
China is one of the few regions in the world where the earliest complex society appeared;�…
[HTML][HTML] Marine resource abundance drove pre-agricultural population increase in Stone Age Scandinavia
How climate and ecology affect key cultural transformations remains debated in the context
of long-term socio-cultural development because of spatially and temporally disjunct climate�…
of long-term socio-cultural development because of spatially and temporally disjunct climate�…
Regional response to drought during the formation and decline of Preclassic Maya societies
The earliest complex societies and a distinctive set of pan-regional social, political, and
economic institutions appeared in the southern Maya lowlands during the Preclassic period�…
economic institutions appeared in the southern Maya lowlands during the Preclassic period�…
Household inequality, community formation, and land tenure in Classic period lowland Maya society
AE Thompson, KM Prufer�- Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, 2021 - Springer
Access to social capital and valued resources modulates household decision-making as
people seek to occupy the best-quality patches of land available. Prior occupancy�…
people seek to occupy the best-quality patches of land available. Prior occupancy�…
Challenging digital archaeology
J Huggett�- Open Archaeology, 2015 - degruyter.com
A keynote presentation at the 2012 Computer Applications in Archaeology (CAA)
conference in Southampton (UK) proposed the use of grand challenges as a vehicle for�…
conference in Southampton (UK) proposed the use of grand challenges as a vehicle for�…
The Santorini eruption. An archaeological investigation of its distal impacts on Minoan Crete
J Driessen�- Quaternary International, 2019 - Elsevier
Our times are times of crisis. Some would claim that an interest in crisis and a rise in disaster
studies started with the 9/11 WTC attack in 2001, the first in a long series of exceptional�…
studies started with the 9/11 WTC attack in 2001, the first in a long series of exceptional�…
Domestication as enskilment: harnessing reindeer in Arctic Siberia
The study of reindeer domestication provides a unique opportunity to examine how
domestication involves more than bodily changes in animals produced through selection�…
domestication involves more than bodily changes in animals produced through selection�…
Entrenched disbelief: complex hunter-gatherers and the case for inclusive cultural evolutionary thinking
JE Arnold, S Sunell, BT Nigra, KJ Bishop…�- …�Method and Theory, 2016 - Springer
Advocates of traditional, agriculture-based models of sociopolitical evolution argue that the
adoption of domesticates is requisite for developments such as sedentism, village life�…
adoption of domesticates is requisite for developments such as sedentism, village life�…