This paper explores the nature and dynamics of adaptation and resilience in the face of a
diverse and varied environmental and ecological context using the case study of South …

Throughout the history of archaeology, researchers have evaluated human societies in
terms of systems and systems interactions. Complex systems theory (CST), which emerged …

Abstract Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) represents a methodology with significant potential
for altering archaeological analytical practice. The continued growth in the number of …

Formal models of past human societies informed by archaeological research have a high
potential for shaping some of the most topical current debates. Agent-based models, which …

To gain insights on long-term social-ecological resilience, we examined adaptive responses
of small-scale societies to dryland-related hazards in different regions and chronological …

Botanical evidence suggests that North Gujarat (India) was a primary center of plant
domestication during the mid-Holocene. However, lack of systematic archaeobotanical …

This introductory essay aims to introduce the chapters in the book presenting some aspects
of the theoretical and conceptual framework necessary to consider the advantages computer …

The origins of agriculture and the shift from hunting and gathering to committed agriculture is
regarded as one of the major transitions in human history. Archeologists and anthropologists …

The study of the technology underlying pre-industrial storage structures has an interest from
an anthropological and archaeological perspective, in terms of the evolution of key cultural …

This is the introduction to a special issue of Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
focusing on modelling and simulation in archaeology. Archaeology is a discipline based on …