Population density is an important variable in the development of social complexity. Estimating population densities from the archaeological record requires combining estimates of population, area, and time. Archaeological population estimates tend to be reported as a maximum population derived from the total accumulation of discrete archaeological material types, usually ceramics or radiocarbon (14C) dates. However, given the palimpsest nature of the archaeological record at recurrently occupied archaeological sites, these maximal, total estimates are, at best, a poor reflection of contemporaneous populations. I present a method for calculating average yearly population densities for occupations at a large, multicomponent site using a combination of distributional data and 60 14C dates. By employing this method at other sites in the same region, modeling intra-regional population dynamics at fine time scales will be possible.

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使用放射性碳数据按时间顺序控制从系统收集的定居点内分布数据得出的人口密度估计值

人口密度是社会复杂性发展的重要变量。从考古记录中估计人口密度需要结合对人口、面积和时间的估计。考古人口估计往往报告为来自离散考古材料类型（通常是陶瓷或放射性碳）的总积累的最大人口（14C) 日期。然而，鉴于经常被占领的考古遗址的考古记录的最详尽的性质，这些最大的、总的估计充其量只是对同时代人口的不良反映。我提出了一种使用分布数据和 6014C日期。通过在同一地区的其他地点采用这种方法，可以在精细的时间尺度上对区域内的人口动态进行建模。