Sayil Revisited: Inferring Terminal Classic Population Size and Dynamics in the West-Central Yucatán Peninsula

This article revisits previous demographic estimates of the Sayil site in the Yucatan Peninsula. The author is concerned with the period A.D. 750-1000 and suggests that the demographic load in the region was unsustainable.

Author Name(s): 
Andrews, Bradford W.
Citation: 

Andrews, Bradford W. 2004. Sayil Revisited: Inferring Terminal Classic Population Size and Dynamics in the West-Central Yucatán Peninsula. Human Ecology 32(5):593 - 613.

Publication type: 
Articles
Journal Article
Publication year: 
2004
DOI: 
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10745-004-6098-6
Link(s): 
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-004-6098-6
Biome/Habitat: 
Agricultural Lands
Population: 
Fertility
Population Size
Scale: 
Micro
Nat. Res. and Env. Stressors: 
Land
Soil
Methodology: 
Anthropological Research
Historical
Major Region: 
Latin America and the Caribbean
Language: 
English