An Enchantment of Digital Archaeology - Raising the Dead with Agent-Based Models, Archaeogaming and Artificial Intelligence (Paperback)

The use of computation in archaeology is a kind of magic, a way of heightening the archaeological imagination. Agent-based modelling allows archaeologists to test the 'just-so' stories they tell about the past. It requires a formalization of the story so that it can be represented as a simulation; researchers are then able to explore the unintended consequences or emergent outcomes of stories about the past. Agent-based models are one end of a spectrum that, at the opposite side, ends with video games. This volume explores this spectrum in the context of Roman archaeology, addressing the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of a formalized approach to computation and archaeogaming.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Digital Archaeology: Documenting the Anthropocene
Release date:	July 2020
Authors:	Shawn Graham
Dimensions:	152 x 228 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	210
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-871-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeological methodology & techniques Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	1-78920-871-8
Barcode:	9781789208719

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