An agent-based approach to weighted decision making in the spatially and temporally variable South African Palaeoscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11884355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin D Wren (0000-0003-4940-3997, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, corresponding author), Chloe Atwater (Arizona State University), Kim Hill (0000-0002-1994-8091, Arizona State University), Marco A Janssen (0000-0002-1240-9052, Arizona State University), Jan De Vynck, Jan C De Vynck (0000-0003-1044-4046, Nelson Mandela University), C W Marean (0000-0002-2670-5733, Arizona State University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | PREPRINT |
| Publisher | Center for Open Science (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.31235/osf.io/fxmpt |
| OpenAlex | W4243260882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 19 |
Even a simple human foraging system has a large number of moving parts. Foragers require a complex decision making process to effectively exploit the spatially and temporally variable resources in an environment. Here we present an agent-based modelling framework, based in optimal foraging theory, for agent foragers to make mobility and foraging decisions by weighing expected caloric returns against geographic and social factors, and forecasted future return rates. We apply our Paleoscape model to a spatially explicit South African coastal landscape to better understand the human foraging system of the Middle Stone Age, when foragers began systematically exploiting a wide variety of flora and fauna in both terrestrial and inter-tidal environments. We also discuss the broader importance of agent-based models of foraging systems for a wide variety of archaeological research questions
Biology · Environmental resource management · Exploit · Fauna · Foraging · Geography · Optimal foraging theory · Process (computing · Variable (mathematics · Variety (cybernetics · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Language and cultural evolution · Mathematics · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Artificial Intelligence · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |