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ArticleJournal of archaeological method and theory2025

Modelling Mobility of Hunter-Gatherer Populations: A Dynamic Simulation Approach Based on Cellular Automata.

Richard J Hewitt, Manuel Alcaraz-Castaño, Vito C Hernandez, Mike W Morley

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Article in Journal of archaeological method and theory, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Richard J HewittInstituto de Economía, Geografía y Demografía, Spanish National Research Council (IEGD-CSIC), C/de Albasanz 26-8, Madrid, 28037 Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4169-8647
Manuel Alcaraz-CastañoÁrea de Prehistoria (Departamento de Historia y Filosofía), Universidad de Alcalá, Colegios 2, Alcalá de Henares, 28801 Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6291-9512
Vito C HernandezFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0295-6068
Mike W MorleyFlinders Microarchaeology Laboratory, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7730-9637

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Abstract

Understanding mobility of past hunter-gatherer populations requires dynamic approaches which incorporate uncertainty. Least cost models assume complete knowledge of the terrain on the part of the traveller, while ethnographic examples tend to be specific to the groups and territories studied. Most least cost models also assume that origin points, destination points, or both, are known in advance, limiting their utility for exploring movement potential in landscapes where evidence for occupation is scarce. This research addresses these limitations through an agent-based model of movement grounded in cellular automata (CA) theory, called DISPERSCA. Agents depart from a point, which may be specified or determined at random, and transit a fitness landscape for a fixed number of iterations according to decisions made within a defined area at each time step (

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Agent-based modelCellular automataDecision catchmentHunter-gatherer mobilityPalaeolithic Iberia

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