Modelling prehispanic Pueblo societies in their ecosystems

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 241, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-41

  Kohler, Timothy A ^a,b,d   Bocinsky, R Kyle ^a   Cockburn, Denton ^c   Crabtree, Stefani A ^a   Varien, Mark D ^d   Kolm, Kenneth E ^e   Smith, Schaun ^f   Ortman, Scott G ^b,d   Kobti, Ziad ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^d CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Integral Consulting Inc   (United States)

^f CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Archaeology; Evolution of political hierarchy in small scale societies; Exchange in small scale societies; Simulation; Specialization in small scale societies; US Southwest; Village Ecodynamics Project

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; ARCHAEOLOGY; EVOLUTION OF POLITICAL HIERARCHY IN SMALL-SCALE SOCIETIES; SIMULATION; SPECIALIZATION IN SMALL-SCALE SOCIETIES; US SOUTHWEST; VILLAGE ECODYNAMICS PROJECT;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ECOLOGY; HISTORY; RURAL AREAS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PREHISTORIC; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864040592     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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