Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history

Riede, F.; Bentley, R.A.

doi:10.1007/s11135-007-9144-9

Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history

Riede, F.; Bentley, R.A.

Authors

F. Riede

R.A. Bentley

Abstract

In this short paper we comment on recent efforts at formally modelling the interplay between demography and cultural evolution. We draw attention to the fact that, although these efforts are to be applauded, much work has already been done in this area, and that this work is being ignored. We build a case for tighter collaboration between different social science disciplines concerned with human behaviour and long-term demography, and argue that mathematical models must be paired with empirical data.

Citation

Riede, F., & Bentley, R. (2008). Increasing the relevance of mathematical approaches to demographic history. Quality and Quantity, 42(2), 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-007-9144-9

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Apr 1, 2008
Deposit Date	Oct 15, 2009
Journal	Quality and Quantity
Print ISSN	0033-5177
Electronic ISSN	1573-7845
Publisher	Springer
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	42
Issue	2
Pages	275-281
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-007-9144-9
Keywords	Demography, Cultural evolution, Mathematical modelling, Interdisciplinarity, Archaeology.