Modelling mechanisms of social network maintenance in hunter-gatherers

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 403-413

  Pearce, Eiluned ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomes; Gas model; Latitude; Social relationship

Indexed keywords

BIOME; HUNTER-GATHERER; MODELING; PREDICTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; LATITUDE;

EID: 84909982389     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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