The Impact of Cooperation Under Climate Constraints: An Agent-Based Model for Exploring Paleolithic Behavioral Adaptations in the Inner Asian Mountain Corridor.

ABSTRACT: Modern humans dispersed throughout the entire world during the Pleistocene, completing an important part of our evolutionary history. Central Asia, one of the most challenging territories to be colonized, is characterized by continental climate and stark geographic contrasts and therefore offers an ideal context for testing hypotheses about the role of human behavior in dispersals under adverse conditions. Here, we introduce an evolutionary theoretical agent-based model exploring the effects of cooperation on dispersal under different climate constraints in two study sub-regions, the Altai and Tian Shan Mountains. The model uses an evolutionary framework to test cooperation dilemmas in four theoretical climate scenarios based on the average temperature during glacial and interglacial perio

SUBMITTER: Coto-Sarmiento M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450231 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature