The Impacts of Geography and Climate Change on Magdalenian Social Networks
Abstract | This dissertation uses a comparative approach to investigate long-term human- environment interrelationships in times of climate change. It uses Geographical Information Systems and ecological models to reconstruct the Magdalenian (~20,000- 14,000 calibrated years ago) environments of the coastal mountainous zone of Cantabria (Northwest Spain) and the interior valleys of the Dordogne (Southwest France) to contextualize the social networks that could have formed during a time of high climate and resource variability. It simulates the formation of such networks in an agent-based model, which documents the processes underlying the formation of archaeological assemblages, and evaluates the potential impacts of climate-topography interactions on... (more) |
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Created Date | 2017 |
Contributor | Gravel-Miguel, Claudine (Author) / Barton, C. Michael (Advisor) / Coudart, Anick (Committee member) / Clark, Geoffrey A (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher) |
Subject | Archaeology / Ecology / Computer science / Agent-based model / Hunter-gatherers / Magdalenian / Portable art objects / Social networks / Species Distribution Model |
Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
Extent | 312 pages |
Language | English |
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Reuse Permissions | All Rights Reserved |
Note | Doctoral Dissertation Anthropology 2017 |
Collaborating Institutions | Graduate College / ASU Library |
Additional Formats | MODS / OAI Dublin Core / RIS |