Population Estimates from Settlement Area and Number of Residences

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ID11072867
AutoresChris Roche (0000-0001-9879-5769, autor de correspondencia), C D De Roche
Año1983
Volumen10
Número2
Páginas187-192
Fecha de publicación1983-01-01
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Field Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0093-4690 • E-ISSN: 2042-4582
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/009346983792208514
OpenAlexW2022133400
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas1

Using modern data from the Lake Patzcuaro Basin in Mexico, the author evaluates in this paper the correlations between settlement areas and populations in order to assess the possibilities of estimating the size of prehistoric populations on the basis of the extent of occupation areas. The relationship between number of residences and population is similarly explored. Predictions within the defined categories are accurate in nearly two-thirds of the cases. This result suggests that the method has some value for estimating populations in archaeological situations where the required continuity of patterns of residence assures the relevance of historical data

Archaeology · Geography · Population · Prehistory · Residence · Settlement (finance · Sociology · Structural basin · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Computer Science · Demography · Geology · Latin American history and culture · Paleontology