Institute of Archaeology, University College London, 31-34 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PY, UK. c.orton@ucl.ac.uk
Cite this as: Orton, C. 2004 Mathematical Modelling, Internet Archaeology 15. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.15.6
The field of mathematical modelling is long established in archaeology, and since the 1970s has been frequently associated with computing through the development of increasingly complex methodologies ranging from large-scale simulations to Bayesian statistics. This article looks at the background and use of these models, and asks why there has been an apparent downturn in their use. A distrinction between 'tactical' and 'strategic' models is drawn, and number of areas of future development identified.
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