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Today's date is Thursday, March 28, 2024
Archaeology Seminar Series : Down the Garden Path”: Experiments in Spatially Modeling Palaeoeconomy Other events...
From an archaeological perspective the nature of the ‘palaeoeconomy’ has been a generally vague construct; being usually qualitatively addressed, and then typically only in more socially complex settings. But by using a combination of quantitative methods available in GIS and spatial analysis, it becomes possible to develop a series of models that allow cognitive interpretation of much greater depth and richness. This largely arises from map algebra using caloric models and mobility analyses of friction surfaces. In this case study, such models evolved from a sequential process and have led to interpretations involving resource predictability, foraging strategies, productivity, prey resilience, technological innovation, sustainability, dietary preference, competition, gender roles, perception, storage of surplus, exchange, and social control. The question arises where does this “garden path” lead (both interpretively and theoretically)? And where is it headed?
Speaker(s) Tom Whitley
Location Social Sciences Lecture Room 1 (G28)
Contact Karen Eichorn <[email protected]> : 7249
Start Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:00
End Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:00
Submitted by Karen Eichorn <[email protected]>
Last Updated Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:37
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