Population Changes and Intraregional Variability in the Mimbres Region of Southwest New Mexico, A.D. 1000-1450

Summary

Population estimates are the foundation for many current interpretations of social changes, human demands on resources, and land use patterns in the Mimbres region over time. Population estimates for the area currently rely on either local datasets for specific subregions, or regional data from the early 1980s. This poster presents updated population estimates for the Upper Gila, Mimbres Valley, and Eastern Mimbres areas between AD 1000 and 1450. A large regional database allows us to examine the changing demographic history of the region over time and highlights intraregional variability over this 450 year period. Although relative population changes over time at a regional scale follow the pattern outlined by earlier studies, there are substantial differences in the population histories of each of the three subregions, and in the absolute population values for the region as a whole.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)

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