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Locating, locating, locating.

Authors :
Ravilious, Kate
Source :
New Scientist. 11/25/2006, Vol. 192 Issue 2579, p44-47. 4p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

The article focuses on various theories that help to determine the method behind searching and movement patterns of man from the earliest times. Searching has always been crucial to human survival. Hunter-gatherers had to be good at searching to find food and water. Traditionally, scientists have assumed that ancient people moved from place to place in a random way. They based their models on a description of random movement borrowed from physics, called Brownian motion.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
192
Issue :
2579
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
23455853
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0262-4079(06)61207-4