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A Graph-Theoretic Approach to the Evolution of Cahokia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Peter Peregrine
Peter Peregrine*
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Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Box 608, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA 16652
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Abstract

Many researchers have linked the evolution of the prehistoric center Cahokia to its location near the confluence of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Illinois rivers. It is possible to evaluate this idea mathematically through the graph-theoretic concept of centrality. The analysis suggests that Cahokia was located at the point of highest centrality in the Mississippi River drainage.

Résumé

Résumé

Según algunos investigadores, la evolución del centro prehistórico de Cahokia fue el resultado de su localización cerca de la confluencia de los ríos Misisipi, Misuri, e Ilinois. Es posible evaluar esta teoría matemáticamente, por medio del concepto de centralidad, derivado de la “teoria gráfica.” El análisis indica que Cahokia está situada en la posición de más centralidad dentro del drenaje del Río Misisipi.

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American Antiquity , Volume 56 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 66 - 75
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1991

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