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Demographic alternatives: consequences for current models of Southwestern prehistory
understanding complexity in the prehistoric southwest • 16 • Published In 1994 • Pages: 113-146
By: Nelson, Ben A., Kohler, Timothy A., Kintigh, Keith W..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Nelson et al. discuss some of the problems inherent in estimating prehistoric human populations. They point out weaknesses in current models and why demographic estimates are important for understanding the prehistoric southwest. The biggest problem is understanding site use-life. They use artifact accumulation rates from 14 sites from the Dolores Archaeological Project along with data on architecture and resources to arrive at estimates of how long a site was used and how many people may have lived there.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- Settlement patterns
- Processing of basic materials
- Household
- Community structure
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Anasazi
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2012
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2011
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1400-700 BP (AD 600-1300)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Dolores Archaeological Project, Colorado, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ben A. Nelson, Timothy A. Kohler, and Keith W. Kintigh
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-146)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 94006317
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Antiquities--Computer simulation
- Adaptation (Biology)--Mathematical models
- Archaeology--Southwest, New--Methodology
- Southwest, New--Antiquities