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 …

The neutral model of stone procurement developed by Brantingham (2003, 2006) provides a
formal means to investigate the formation of lithic discard patterning under changing forager …

This paper presents a systematic re-evaluation of Brantingham's (American Antiquity, 68 (3),
487-509, 2003) neutral model of raw material procurement. I demonstrate that, in its original …

This paper presents the results of the study of raw material procurement on two late Middle
Paleolithic sites, Katta Sai 1 and Katta Sai 2, located in the western Tian Shan piedmont …

The invention of projectile technology had important ramifications for hominin evolution.
However, the number of stone points that could have been used as projectiles fluctuates in …

Abstract At Liang Bua, the type site of Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores,
the stone artefact assemblages are dominated by two raw materials, qualitatively classified …

There is a growing use of agent-based model (ABM) simulations to reconstruct past human-
environment interactions. ABMs are useful in that they offer scientists the opportunity to …

Abstract The South African Middle Stone Age (MSA), spanning the Middle to Late
Pleistocene (Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 8-3) witnessed major climatic and environmental …

Abstract At Liang Bua, the type site of Homo floresiensis on the Indonesian island of Flores,
the stone artefact assemblages are dominated by two raw materials, qualitatively classified …

Se presenta una revisión epistemológica de la simulación social en arqueología,
delimitándola como práctica, método y como rama de la arqueología. Como práctica, se …