MayaSim: An agent-based model of the ancient Maya social-ecological system

JASSS

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Heckbert, Scott ^a  

^a not available   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Archaeology; Cellular automata; Network model; Social ecological system; Trade network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887005296     PISSN: 14607425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18564/jasss.2305     Document Type: Article

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