How did that get there?
New paper from Tabitha Kabora’s PhD on the development of irrigation and terrace systems in Engaruka, Tanzania.
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Tabitha used agent-based modelling to estimate the time taken for terrace construction and their likely behaviour under a range of scenarios.
The paper is in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Free access can be obtained for 50 days from this link or alternatively, send me an email for a copy.
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