Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title
Advances in Archaeological Practice
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date
5-22-2019
Volume
7
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Issue
2
First Page
194
Last Page
202
Abstract
A major challenge facing archaeologists is communicating our research to the public. Thankfully, new computational tools have enabled the testing and visualization of complex ideas in an easily packageable format. In this article we illustrate not only how agent-based modeling provides a platform for communicating complex ideas, but also how these game-like computer models can be explored and manipulated by members of the public therefore increasing their engagement in archaeological explanations. We suggest that these new digital tools serve as an excellent aid for education on the importance of archaeological sites and artifacts. To illustrate the above we walk the reader through a step-by-step pipeline of how to run an ABM model as an experiment and how to export it into a form ready to be sent to SHPO and THPO offices in tandem with reports. Ultimately, we hope that this work will help demystify the computational archaeology process and lead to more fluency in using agent-based modeling in research and outreach.
Recommended Citation
Crabtree, S., Harris, K., Davies, B., & Romanowska, I. (2019). Outreach in Archaeology with Agent-Based Modeling: Part 3 of 3. Advances in Archaeological Practice, 7(2), 194-202. doi:10.1017/aap.2019.4
Comments
This article has been published in a revised form in Advances in Archaeological Practice https://doi.org/10.1017/aap.2019.4. This version is published under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND. No commercial re-distribution or re-use allowed. Derivative works cannot be distributed. © copyright holder.