Testing competing archaeological theories of Israel’s origins using computation techniques

IF 0.4 0 ARCHAEOLOGY

Archeologia e Calcolatori Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.19282/AC.28.1.2017.07

Joseph Livni

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Conflicting archaeological evidence has generated conflicting theories about Israel’s origins. This work assembles all the theories into four categories and tests each category using computational tools borrowed from bio-mathematics. The bio-mathematical tools are models of diffusion, contagion and epidemics adjusted by various researches to study cultural transmission, ethnic borders and justice administration. The mathematical tools help reconcile known conflicting archaeological evidence and examine two aspects of the evidence that have not been considered so far: the alignment of the borders between material cultures and the conflict between sedentary and egalitarian lifestyles. Theories of immigration of pastoralist nomads passed the test.

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使用计算技术测试以色列起源的竞争性考古理论

相互矛盾的考古证据产生了关于以色列起源的相互矛盾的理论。这项工作将所有理论分为四类，并使用借用生物数学的计算工具对每一类进行测试。生物数学工具是各种研究调整的扩散、传染和流行病模型，用于研究文化传播、种族边界和司法管理。数学工具有助于调和已知的相互矛盾的考古证据，并检查迄今为止尚未考虑到的证据的两个方面:物质文化之间的边界对齐以及久坐和平等生活方式之间的冲突。游牧民族的移民理论通过了检验。

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Archeologia e Calcolatori ARCHAEOLOGY-

CiteScore

0.60

自引率

50.00%

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审稿时长

40 weeks

期刊介绍： From the outset, the aim was to initiate an open and continuous exchange of information among different countries, thus prompting the creation of an international Scientific Committee. Representatives of the major Italian and foreign institutes interested in archaeological computing agreed to become members. A qualified Editorial board also assures a continuous flow of information and a profitable exchange of data. The journal covers three distinct parts. The first considers methodological approaches: it collects articles concerning theoretical aspects of archaeological computing as well as reports on programmes conducted by dedicated international institutions. The main section contains articles on various computer applications, such as databases, Geographical Information Systems, quantitative methods, expert systems, computer graphics, image processing, multimedia and web tools. A section is also dedicated to the automatic processing of documentary sources. The third aspect of the journal is characterised by book reviews and bibliographic news, with the aim to provide readers with an up-to-date source of documentation. Special thematic issues and Conference Proceedings have also been included.