Screen LibraryGeneral issues in the study of medieval logistics : sources, problems and methodologies /
"This volume presents a series of papers dealing with the methodological, technical and historical issues associated with the study of logistics in all its aspects, and in particular demonstrates the value of modern computer-modelling and of integrating archaeological, historical and environmen...
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Brill,
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| Publisher Address: | Leiden : |
| Publication Dates: | 2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
History of warfare,
volume 36 |
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| Summary: |
"This volume presents a series of papers dealing with the methodological, technical and historical issues associated with the study of logistics in all its aspects, and in particular demonstrates the value of modern computer-modelling and of integrating archaeological, historical and environmental research techniques and agendas into a common project."--Jacket. |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789004147690 9004147691 |
| Index Number: | U37 |
| CLC: | E075 |
| Call Number: | E075/G326 |
| Contents: |
Introduction : why model logistical systems? / Who's in command here? The digital basis of historical, military logistics / Network analysis and logistics : applied topology / The Tiber Valley project : archaeology, comparative survey and history / Palaeoecology and landscape reconstruction in the eastern Mediterranean : theory and practice / Land use and settlement : theoretical approaches / Predicting communication routes / Modelling agricultural production : a methodology for predicting land use and populations / Filling the gap : supporting landscape investigation / Superiority of numbers : methodologies for modelling the behaviour of armies / Modelling logistics : integrative technologies / Ron Yorston. |