Bevan, AH; (2011) Computational models for understanding movement and territory. In: Mayoral Herrera, V and Celestino Pérez, S, (eds.) Tecnologías de información geográfica y análisis arqueológico del territorio: Actas del V Simposio Internacional de Arqueología de Mérida. (383 - 394). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: Mérida.

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This paper considers a range of computational approaches for modelling human and animal movement, with the ultimate goal then being explanation of patterns in the archaeological record. It revisits traditional GIS-led cost surface analysis and highlights the need both to test such models more carefully and to make them more context-sensitive. This provides a basis for considering a case study from Bronze Age Crete and for suggesting ways in which movement models can used more imaginatively to address issues such as the development of political territories. The final discussion looks to broaden the scope of movement modelling by highlighting a range of other promising techniques and possible applications.

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