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The mound of Hacılar (Burdur-Turkey) in SW Anatolia was a major settlement during the Early Bronze Age-I (ca. 3100–2900 BC). Systematic archaeological research has been going on for the last decade. Excavations at the site revealed a detailed settlement plan. Based on the site’s layout, it is possible to calculate the approximate population of the settlement. Combined with palaeoenvironmental and palaeo-climate research conducted at the site, we now have a comprehensive dataset about its immediate region. This paper will deliver the results of agent-based modeling experiments at Hacılar. Using this diverse set of data for human behavior and past environmental conditions, agent-based modeling has been applied to simulate how dry farming and ovicaprid-based, site-tethered pastoralism affected the immediate landscape around the site. The use of agent-based modeling at this single-period settlement also informs us about the patterns of socio-economic and demographic changes in the long-term. The results of the modeling experiments allow us to understand the processes of socio-political and environmental processes in greater detail.
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Preliminary data used in this research have been compiled with a research grant from Istanbul Technical University BAP (Grant: SGA-2020-42540)
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Arıkan, B., Özdoğru, İ.N. (2023). Modeling the Landscape Evolution and Land-Use in Early Bronze Age at Hacılar Büyük Höyük, in Southwest Anatolia. In: Seuru, S., Albouy, B. (eds) Modelling Human-Environment Interactions in and beyond Prehistoric Europe. Themes in Contemporary Archaeology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34336-0_8
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