A Population Estimate for the Epiclassic Middle Malpaso Valley (La Quemada), Zacatecas, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4374403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles D Trombold |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-253 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-6635 • E-ISSN: 2325-5080 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/30042492 |
| OpenAlex | W2321740086 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
Long-term excavations at two large La Quemada hinterland habitation sites provide data for developing population estimates based on ethnographic studies. Calculations based in part on ratio constants of roofed floor area to excavated space are applied to 183 habitation sites in the valley measured in 1974. These data reveal not only the range of population in the immediate valley, but also in major population aggregates around La Quemada during the period of major occupation (ca. A.D. 700). The mean population within the La Quemada core area is estimated as 6,867 (between 4,578 and 9,155) individuals, with an average population density of 38 persons per km2. Population density within three of the largest nearby settlement aggregates ranges around a mean of 209, 136, and 117 individuals respectively per square kilometer
Archaeology · Geography · Population · Population density · Range (aeronautics · Settlement (finance · Square (algebra · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Natural History · Latin American history and culture · Mathematics · Demography
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2017 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |