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Anisotropic dispersion, space competition, and the slowdown of the Neolithic transition

The front speed of the Neolithic (farmer) spread in Europe decreased as it reached Northern latitudes, where the Mesolithic (huntergatherer) population density was higher. Here, we describe a reaction diffusion model with (i) an anisotropic dispersion kernel depending on the Mesolithic population density gradient and (ii) a modified population growth equation. Both effects are related to the space available for the Neolithic population. The model is able to explain the slowdown of the Neolithic front as observed from archaeological data

IOP Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft

Autor: Isern Sardó, Neus
Fort, Joaquim
Resum: The front speed of the Neolithic (farmer) spread in Europe decreased as it reached Northern latitudes, where the Mesolithic (huntergatherer) population density was higher. Here, we describe a reaction diffusion model with (i) an anisotropic dispersion kernel depending on the Mesolithic population density gradient and (ii) a modified population growth equation. Both effects are related to the space available for the Neolithic population. The model is able to explain the slowdown of the Neolithic front as observed from archaeological data
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/2072/295658
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: IOP Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Drets: Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència Creative Commons: Reconeixement – No comercial – Compartir igual (by-nc-sa)
URI Drets: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/deed.ca
Matèria: Funcions de variables complexes
Kernel, Funcions de
Neolític -- Models matemàtics
Equacions de reacció-difusió
Kernel functions
Neolithic period -- Mathematical models
Reaction-diffusion equations
Títol: Anisotropic dispersion, space competition, and the slowdown of the Neolithic transition
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Repositori: Recercat

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