Population aggregation in ancient arid environments

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 15-

  Janssen, Marco A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Archaeology; Arid landscapes; Climate variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954490738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03376-150219     Document Type: Article

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