INFLUENCE OF CHANGING ENVIRONMENT ON SHENNAN-TYPE EVOLUTION OF CULTURAL INNOVATION

F. W. S. Lima () and Dietrich Stauffer
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F. W. S. Lima: Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Piauí, 64.049-550 Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Dietrich Stauffer: Laboratoire PMMH, École Supérieure, de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, 10 rue Vauquelin, F-75231 Paris, France

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2012, vol. 23, issue 01, 1-7

Abstract: The computer simulations of Shennan [S. Shennan,Camb. Archeol. J.11, 5 (2001)] are complemented by assuming the environment to change randomly. For moderate change rates, fitness optimization through evolution is still possible.

Keywords: Evolution theory; stone age; cultural innovation; computer simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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