A mathematical model for the Andean Tiwanaku civilization collapse: climate variations.
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We propose a mathematical nonlinear model for the Tiwanaku civilization collapse based on the assumption, supported by archeological data, that a drought caused a lack of the main resource, water. We evaluate the parameter of our model using archaeological data. According to our numerical simulation the population core should have decreased from 45,000 to 2000 inhabitants due to lake surface contraction.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of theoretical biology
دوره 291 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011