Linking up Bell beakers in the Iberian Peninsula: Supplementary Material

Many studies in complexity theory employ agent-based models whose interactions can be expressed as networks. In such models, the pattern of interactions between actors is crucial, and the network topology that emerges from the raw data can be characterized through many metrics. There is one tool that has been previously employed in Archaeology studies and has the potential to deal with networks in social contexts at different scales of analysis: social network analysis (SNA). This discipline has been applied successfully in wide range of archaeological problems, providing valuable insights and a different perspective. It also could be useful to provide quantification to concepts associated with social complexity, such as robustness, resilience, and edge-of-chaos threshold. In this work, we will propose some methodologic possibilities to approximate some of these concepts through SNA. In order to illustrate the process, we will present a case study from the Copper Age in the Iberian Peninsula: Bell beaker phase.