Plaza area and population data for Mesoamerican cities

Site Name Keywords
Tenochtitlan • Otumba • Texcoco • Palenque • Mitla • Mayapan • Ixtapalapa • Yautepec

Site Type Keywords
Non-Domestic Structures • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Archaeological Feature

Other Keywords
Settlement Pattern Survey

Culture Keywords
Aztec • Classic Maya • Veracruz

Investigation Types
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Material Types
Building Materials • Ceramic

Geographic Keywords
Mesoamerica • United Mexican States (Country) • North America (Continent) • Morelos (State / Territory) • Puebla (State / Territory) • Tlaxcala (State / Territory) • Distrito Federal (State / Territory) • Sacatepequez (State / Territory) • Quiche (State / Territory) • Chiapas (State / Territory)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-4 of 4)

  • City Size Data for Postclassic Mesoamerica (2017)
    DATASET Michael E. Smith.

    Total site areas, epicenter areas, and population estimates for Postclassic Mesoamerican cities, presented in various publications by Michael E. Smith and others.

  • Plaza Size Dataset: Metadata. Supplemental Material for Ossa et al. (2017)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael E. Smith. Alanna Ossa. Alexandra Norwood.

    Metadata to accompany the excel file containing information on plaza area and population for Mesoamerican cities

  • Plaza sizes for Mesoamerican cities (2017)
    DATASET Alanna Ossa. Michael E. Smith.

    Plaza area and population for Postclassic Mesoamerican cities analyzed in: Ossa, Alanna, Michael E. Smith, and José Lobo (2017). The Size of Plazas in Mesoamerican Cities: A Quantitative Analysis and Social Interpretation. Latin American Antiquity 28(4): 457-475.

  • Postclassic City Size Metadata (2017)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael E. Smith.

    Metadata for the associated excel file containing settled area, epicenter area, and population estimates for Postclassic Mesoamerican cities.