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The Neolithic Demographic Transition in Mesoamerica

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The Neolithic demographic transition in Mesoamerica was a gradual process that unfolded over most of the Formative period (1800 BC–AD 200). An analysis of published records of over 6,700 pre-Hispanic burials, focusing on changing proportions of juveniles 5–19 years of age, suggests that fertility rates rose steadily during both the second and the first millennia BC. The gradual pace of the demographic transition was probably related to the low initial productivity of maize.

Source: Current Anthropology

DOI: 10.1086/678325

Authors: Richard G. Lesure, Lana S. Martin, Katelyn J. Bishop, Brittany Jackson, C. Myles Chykerda

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2075130498

FWCI: 0.725

Cites: 22

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10