Author ORCID Identifier
Scott Hutson: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-2876
Adrian S.Z. Chase: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-2193
Jeffrey Glover: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8070-3707
Traci Ardren: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9944-2161
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-3-2023
Abstract
Settlement scaling theory predicts that higher site densities lead to increased social interactions that, in turn, boost productivity. The scaling relationship between population and land area holds for several ancient societies, but as demonstrated by the sample of 48 sites in this study, it does not hold for the Northern Maya Lowlands. Removing smaller sites from the sample brings the results closer to scaling expectations. We argue that applications of scaling theory benefit by considering social interaction as a product not only of proximity but also of daily life and spatial layouts.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/laq.2022.103
Recommended Citation
Hutson, S., Chase, A., Glover, J., Ringle, W., Stanton, T., Witschey, W., & Ardren, T. (2023). Settlement Scaling in the Northern Maya Lowlands: Human-Scale Implications. Latin American Antiquity, 1-8. doi:10.1017/laq.2022.103
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Comments
Published in Hutson, S., Chase, A., Glover, J., Ringle, W., Stanton, T., Witschey, W., & Ardren, T. (2023). Settlement Scaling in the Northern Maya Lowlands: Human-Scale Implications. Latin American Antiquity, 1-8. doi:10.1017/laq.2022.103
Published by Cambridge University Press.
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