The origins of agriculture in Iberia: a computational model

Authors

  • Salvador Pardo Gordó Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia. Universitat de València (Spain)
  • Joan Bernabeu Aubán Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia, Universitat de València
  • Oreto García Puchol Investigadora Ramón y Cajal\Departament de Prehistòria i Arqueologia, Universitat de València
  • Michael Barton Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity, Arizona State University
  • Sean M. Bergin School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.42.7

Keywords:

simulation, Neolithic, Iberian Peninsula, radiocarbon, agent-based model

Abstract

Here we discuss the importance of using the rich and growing database of high-precision, audited radiocarbon dates for high-resolution bottom-up modelling to focus on problems concerning the spread of the Neolithic in the Iberia. We also compare the spread of the Late Mesolithic (so-called Geometric) and the Early Neolithic using our modelling environment. Our results suggest that the source of radiocarbon data used to evaluate alternative hypotheses plays an important role in the results and open up new lines of research for the future.

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Published

17.12.2015

How to Cite

Gordó, S. P., Bernabeu Aubán, J., García Puchol, O., Barton, M., & Bergin, S. M. (2015). The origins of agriculture in Iberia: a computational model. Documenta Praehistorica, 42, 117–131. https://doi.org/10.4312/dp.42.7

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