Past, Present, and Future of Complex Systems Theory in Archaeology
Past, Present, and Future of Complex Systems Theory in Archaeology
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DOI：
10.1007/s10814-023-09193-z
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发表时间：
2023-10-30
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3.8
通讯作者：
Davis，Dylan S.
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作者：
Davis，Dylan S.
纵观考古学的历史，研究人员已经从系统和系统相互作用的角度评估了人类社会。20世纪80年代出现的复杂系统理论（CST）是一个可以解释新组织形式出现的框架。它捕捉非线性动力学和解释人类行为的能力使CST成为考古学家的一个强大的分析框架。虽然CST已经在考古学中存在了几十年（最值得注意的是通过使用弹性和复杂适应系统等概念），但最近网络分析和基于代理的建模等方法的使用正在加速CST在考古学家中的使用。本文回顾了复杂系统方法及其与过去和现在考古学思想的关系。特别是，科技委在研究适应和复原力、社会和政治发展周期以及确定人类系统中的比例关系方面取得了重要进展。最终，CST有助于揭示重要的模式和关系，这些模式和关系对于理解人类系统和定义不同社会的关系至关重要。
Throughout the history of archaeology, researchers have evaluated human societies in terms of systems and systems interactions. Complex systems theory (CST), which emerged in the 1980s, is a framework that can explain the emergence of new organizational forms. Its ability to capture nonlinear dynamics and account for human agency make CST a powerful analytical framework for archaeologists. While CST has been present within archaeology for several decades (most notably through the use of concepts like resilience and complex adaptive systems), recent increases in the use of methods like network analysis and agent-based modeling are accelerating the use of CST among archaeologists. This article reviews complex systems approaches and their relationship to past and present archaeological thought. In particular, CST has made important advancements in studies of adaptation and resilience, cycles of social and political development, and the identification of scaling relationships in human systems. Ultimately, CST helps reveal important patterns and relationships that are pivotal for understanding human systems and the relationships that define different societies.