Understanding the complexity of past and present societies is a challenge across the humanities. Simulation and network science provide computational tools for confronting these problems. This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to two popular techniques, agent based modeling and social network analysis. The workshop has been designed with humanities students in mind, so no prior computer experience required.

The workshop is led by Tom Brughmans and Iza Romanowska of University of Konstanz and the University of Southampton, two leading digital archaeologists. Brughmans is co-editor of the recent volume, 'The Connected Past: Challenges to Network Studies in Archaeology and History' published by Oxford University Press. Romanowska edits the scholarly blog 'Simulating Complexity' and is a Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute where she promotes the use of computational methods in the humanities.

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