Understanding Artificial Anasazi
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چکیده
A replication and analysis of the Artificial Anasazi model is presented. It is shown that the success of replicating historical data is based on two parameters that adjust the carrying capacity of the Long House Valley. Compared to population estimates equal to the carrying capacity the specific agent behavior contributes only a modest improvement of the model to fit the archaeological records. Replication, Model Analysis, Model-Based Archaeology, Population Dynamics, SocialEcological Systems
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- J. Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009