Arkeoloji, Etmen-Temelli Modeller ve Simülasyonlar
Abstract
The most significant development in social sciences during the last three decades has been the use of mathematical equations to express the relationships among data. While such relationships are used to build models and run simulations, it is also possible to test hypotheses statistically. The emergent scientific syntheses have solid scientific foundations and present the opportunity to assess several dynamics together. Archaeology witnesses interdisciplinary research. The use of equations and algorithms, testing the adaptive behavior of human societies under different conditions are only possible through agent-based modeling. Consequently, the cycle of observation-hypothesis-testing can be established in archaeology. Another significant contribution of modeling is the exploration of coupled socio-ecological systems at different spatio-temporal scales. The expansion of this new research method among archaeologists will allow for a more accurate interpretation of data from a wider perspective while enabling a larger segment of society to make use of research results.
Keywords
Anatolian archaeology, Processual archaeology, modeling, socio-ecological systems
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