{"product_id":"ancient-mesoamerican-population-history-urbanism-social-complexity-and-change-hardback-9780816553181","title":"Ancient Mesoamerican Population History; Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change (Hardback) 9780816553181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAncient Mesoamerican Population History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eUrbanism, Social Complexity, and Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdrian S.Z. Chase (Edited by), Arlen F. Chase (Edited by), Diane Z. Chase (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780816553181\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages, 70 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 10 color illustrations,\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.966 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Chase et al. have brought together archaeologists working in the arid highlands and the rainforest lowland of Mesoamerica, where the landscape has traditionally meant radically different field methods were used for survey. The papers include insightful discussions of how population estimates are made from surface scatters of artifacts in highland Mesoamerica (and some areas of the northern YucatÁn) and from transect survey and test excavations in the lowlands. The papers will challenge current and future researchers to refine chronologies by including radiocarbon dating, to refine interpretations of mounds in population estimates, and to reevaluate sampling strategies now that LiDAR allows complete coverage of sites and regions. The detailed descriptions of settlement pattern research underscore the varied approaches to common problems of identifying housemounds, houses, family size, and ultimately demographic changes over time.”—Heather McKillop, author of \u003ci\u003eMaya Salt Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEstablishing ancient population numbers and determining how they were distributed across a landscape over time constitute two of the most pressing problems in archaeology. Accurate population data is crucial for modeling, interpreting, and understanding the past. Now, advances in both archaeology and technology have changed the way that such approximations can be achieved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Including research from both highland central Mexico and the tropical lowlands of the Maya and Olmec areas, this book reexamines the demography in ancient Mesoamerica. Contributors present methods for determining population estimates, field methods for settlement pattern studies to obtain demographic data, and new technologies such as LiDAR (light detecting and ranging) that have expanded views of the ground in forested areas. Contributions to this book provide a view of ancient landscape use and modification that was not possible in the twentieth century. This important new work provides new understandings of Mesoamerican urbanism, development, and changes over time. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Traci Ardren\u003cbr\u003e Luke Auld-Thomas\u003cbr\u003e M. Charlotte Arnauld\u003cbr\u003e Barbara Arroyo\u003cbr\u003e Marcello Canuto\u003cbr\u003e Adrian S. Z. Chase\u003cbr\u003e Arlen F. Chase\u003cbr\u003e Diane Z. Chase\u003cbr\u003e Elyse D. Z. Chase\u003cbr\u003e Javier Estrada\u003cbr\u003e Gary M. Feinman\u003cbr\u003e L. J. Gorenflo\u003cbr\u003e Julien Hiquet\u003cbr\u003e Scott R. Hutson\u003cbr\u003e Gerardo Jimenez Delgado\u003cbr\u003e Eva Lemonnier\u003cbr\u003e Rodrigo Liendo\u003cbr\u003e JosÉ Lobo\u003cbr\u003e Javier Lopez Mejia\u003cbr\u003e Michael L. Loughlin\u003cbr\u003e Deborah Nichols\u003cbr\u003e Christopher A. Pool\u003cbr\u003e Ian G. Robertson\u003cbr\u003e Jeremy A. Sabloff\u003cbr\u003e Travis W. Stanton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I. The Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Arlen F. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Adrian S.Z. Chase –\u003cbr\u003e Archaeological Population Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ein Mesoamerica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e II. Urban Considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Barbara Arroyo and Javier Estrada –\u003cbr\u003e The Population of Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala during the Preclassic Period: New Perspectives and Considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Adrian S.Z. Chase, Elyse D.Z. Chase, Diane Z. Chase, and Arlen F. Chase –\u003cbr\u003e Population History for Caracol, Belize: Numbers, Complexity, and Urbanism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Travis W. Stanton, Scott R. Hutson, and Traci Ardren –\u003cbr\u003e People, Pixels, and Points per Square Meter: Using Lidar to Estimate Populations at Coba, Quintana Roo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e III. Maya Regional Considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Scott R. Hutson –\u003cbr\u003e Population Estimates and Population Movement in Northwest Yucatan, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. M. Charlotte Arnauld, Eva Lemonnier, and Julien Hiquet –\u003cbr\u003e Classic Maya Population History as Seen from Rio Bec, Campeche, Mexico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo, Javier Ló\u003cbr\u003epez Mejí\u003cbr\u003ea, and Gerardo Jimé\u003cbr\u003enez Delgado –\u003cbr\u003e Ancient Population History in the Palenque Region: The Problem of the Selection of Population Proxies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Marcello A. Canuto and Luke Auld-Thomas –\u003cbr\u003e Greater than the Sum of Its Surveyed Parts: Reconstructing the Population of Late Classic Peten with Updated Methods and New Data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e IV. Central Mexican Regional Considerations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Larry J. Gorenflo, Ian G. Robertson, and Deborah Nichols –\u003cbr\u003e The Basin of Mexico: Revisiting Prehispanic Population\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Gary M. Feinman –\u003cbr\u003e Prehispanic Population Estimates for the Valley of Oaxaca\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Christopher A. Pool and Michael L. Loughlin –\u003cbr\u003e Reconstructing Population Histories in the Gulf Lowlands: Review and Prospect\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV. The Future\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Jeremy A. Sabloff –\u003cbr\u003e Some Comments on Major issues in the Study of Ancient Mesoamerican Population Estimates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Adrian S.Z. Chase and José\u003cbr\u003e Lobo –\u003cbr\u003e The Future of Mesoamerican Settlement Archaeology and Urban Science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"The University of Arizona Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52570057605400,"sku":"9780816553181","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ancient-mesoamerican-population-history-urbanism-social-complexity-and-change-hardback-9780816553181","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}