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The Spread of the 'Lapita People': a Demographic Simulation

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: The authors used simulation to examine the viability of current theory concerning the expansion of the 'Lapita Cultural Complex' in the Southwestern Pacific region. Their simulation program, based on simple rules, generated a series of virtual colonies over time using a wide range of parameter values. These runs showed potential inconsistency about the speed of 'Lapita people', hence raising new questions about their social organization.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Anne Di Piazza, Erik Pearthree

Language: English

Topic: Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1485878822

FWCI: 3.379

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Cited by: 12

Related to: 10