Classical mathematical models of tumor growth have shaped our understanding of cancer
and have broad practical implications for treatment scheduling and dosage. However, even …

The episodic formation, consolidation and breakdown of preindustrial states occurred in
multiple contexts worldwide during the last 5000 years and are contingent upon interacting …

The collapse of historical civilizations has received much attention in archeology and
anthropology. The findings are in line with the ideas of the classical economist Thomas …

Teotihuacan was the first urban civilization of Mesoamerica and one of the largest of the
ancient world. Following a tradition in archaeology to equate social complexity with …

Biodiversity is sustained by and is essential to the services that ecosystems provide.
Different species would use these services in different ways, or adaptive strategies, which …

This introductory essay aims to introduce the chapters in the book presenting some aspects
of the theoretical and conceptual framework necessary to consider the advantages computer …

The archaeology of the pre-contact Andes provides an ideal study of human responses to
climate change given the region's extreme climatic variability, excellent archaeological …

Raised-field agricultural systems have received attention from scholars involved in the
analysis of prehistoric agricultural intensification in the New World. This paper discusses the …

Over-exploitation of natural resources can have profound effects on both ecosystems and
their resident human populations. Simple theoretical models of the dynamics of a population …

Simulations in archaeological research make use of a wide range of techniques and
methods. As a general rule, they tend toward early adoption of new computational …