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Cohabitation effect on the slowdown of the Neolithic expansion

We introduce the effect of cohabitation between generations to a previous model on the slowdown of the Neolithic transition in Europe. This effect consists on the fact that human beings do not leave their children alone when they migrate, but on the contrary they cohabit until their children reach adulthood. We also use archaeological data to estimate the variation of the Mesolithic population density with distance, and use this information to predict the slowdown of the Neolithic front speed. The new equation leads to a substantial correction, up to 37%, relative to previous results. The new model is able to provide a satisfactory explanation not only to the relative speed but also to the absolute speed of the Neolithic front obtained from archaeological data

© EPL (Europhysics Letters), 2008, vol. 96, p. 58002

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Autor: Isern Sardó, Neus
Fort, Joaquim
Data: 2011
Resum: We introduce the effect of cohabitation between generations to a previous model on the slowdown of the Neolithic transition in Europe. This effect consists on the fact that human beings do not leave their children alone when they migrate, but on the contrary they cohabit until their children reach adulthood. We also use archaeological data to estimate the variation of the Mesolithic population density with distance, and use this information to predict the slowdown of the Neolithic front speed. The new equation leads to a substantial correction, up to 37%, relative to previous results. The new model is able to provide a satisfactory explanation not only to the relative speed but also to the absolute speed of the Neolithic front obtained from archaeological data
Format: application/pdf
ISSN: 0295-5075 (versió paper)
1286-4854 (versió electrònica)
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/7690
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: EDP Sciences
Col·lecció: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/96/58002
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És part de: © EPL (Europhysics Letters), 2008, vol. 96, p. 58002
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Matèria: Equacions de reacció-difusió
Reaction-diffusion equations
Neolític -- Models matemàtics
Neolithic period -- Mathematical models
Títol: Cohabitation effect on the slowdown of the Neolithic expansion
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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