A Simulation Model of Fission-Fusion Dynamics and Long-Term Settlement Change

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 385-404

  Crema, Enrico R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Fission fusion; Rank size analysis; Settlement pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900873387     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-013-9185-4     Document Type: Article

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