Formal network analyses have a long history in archaeology but have recently seen a rapid florescence. Network models drawing on approaches from graph theory, social network analysis, and complexity science have been used to address a broad array of questions about the relationships among network structure, positions, and the attributes and outcomes for individuals and larger groups at a range of social scales. Current archaeological network research is both methodologically and theoretically diverse, but there are still many daunting challenges ahead for the formal exploration of social networks using archaeological data. If we can face these challenges, archaeologists are well positioned to contribute to long-standing debates in the broader sphere of network research on the nature of network theory, the relationships between networks and culture, and dynamics of social networks over the long term.

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在考古学中寻找网络的地方

正式的网络分析在考古学中有着悠久的历史，但最近却发展迅速。基于图论，社交网络分析和复杂性科学的方法的网络模型已用于解决一系列问题，这些问题涉及网络结构，位置以及一系列社交活动中个人和较大群体的属性和结果之间的关系秤。当前的考古网络研究在方法论和理论上都是多样化的，但是使用考古数据对社会网络进行正式探索仍然面临许多艰巨的挑战。如果我们能够面对这些挑战，考古学家就可以为网络研究的更广泛领域中的长期辩论做出贡献，这些辩论涉及网络理论的本质，网络与文化之间的关系，