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Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history
Authors:Felix Riede  R. Alex Bentley
Affiliation:(1) AHRC Centre for tthe Evolution of Cultural Diversity, The Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY, UK;(2) Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, 43 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HN, UK
Abstract:In this short paper we comment on recent efforts at formally modelling the interplay between demography and cultural evolution. We draw attention to the fact that, although these efforts are to be applauded, much work has already been done in this area, and that this work is being ignored. We build a case for tighter collaboration between different social science disciplines concerned with human behaviour and long-term demography, and argue that mathematical models must be paired with empirical data.
Keywords:Demography  Cultural evolution  Mathematical modelling  Interdisciplinarity  Archaeology
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