Past, Present, and Future of Complex Systems Theory in Archaeology

DS Davis - Journal of Archaeological Research, 2023 - Springer
Throughout the history of archaeology, researchers have evaluated human societies in
terms of systems and systems interactions. Complex systems theory (CST), which emerged …

Understanding long-term human ecodynamics through the lens of ecosystem collapse

AC Newton, F Coward, S Elliott, E Jenkins… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Most research on long-term human ecodynamics examines changes in the size and
structure of human populations, often in relation to climate change. Here we offer an …

Frequent disturbances enhanced the resilience of past human populations

P Riris, F Silva, E Crema, A Palmisano, E Robinson… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The record of past human adaptations provides crucial lessons for guiding responses to
crises in the future,–. To date, there have been no systematic global comparisons of humans' …

Sustainability and duration of early central places in prehispanic Mesoamerica

GM Feinman, DM Carballo, LM Nicholas… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
During the last millennium BCE, central places were founded across many regions of
western (non-Maya) Mesoamerica. These early central places differed in environmental …

Why are sustainable practices often elusive? The role of information flow in the management of networked human-environment interactions

SA Crabtree, JG Kahn, R Jackson, SA Wood… - Global Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Analyzing the spatial and temporal properties of information flow with a multi-century
perspective could illuminate the sustainability of human resource-use strategies. This paper …

Entrepreneurial Curiosity, Innovativeness of the Entrepreneur, and Company Growth

Ž Peljko, J Auer Antončič - Behavioral Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Researchers have studied entrepreneurial curiosity and innovativeness as determinants of
entrepreneurial behavior but have not linked them with company growth in a model. The …

[HTML][HTML] Google Earth Engine for archaeologists: An updated look at the progress and promise of remotely sensed big data

KE Herndon, R Griffin, W Schroder, T Murtha… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A wealth of remotely sensed data has accumulated over the past several decades and now
constitutes an analytical resource primed for archaeological applications. To date, remotely …

Historical evolution and multidimensional characterisation of the Butia palm landscape: a comprehensive conservation approach

M Rivas, JM Dabezies, L del Puerto - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Butia odorata palm grove in southeast Uruguay forms a particular landscape of the
Pampa biome, which has been inhabited and transformed since the early Holocene. The …

Archaeological evidence for community resilience and sustainability: a bibliometric and quantitative review

MJ Jacobson - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Archaeology is often argued to provide a unique long-term perspective on humans that can
be utilised for effective policy-making, for example, in discussions of resilience and …

Holocene hydroclimate synthesis of the Aegean: Diverging patterns, dry periods and implications for climate-society interactions

MJ Jacobson, J Seguin, M Finné - The Holocene, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The Aegean region has a wealth of archeological data originating from a long and rich
human history and is frequently used as a testbed for climate-society interactions at different …