New formulae for estimating prehistoric populations for lowland South America and the Caribbean

Antiquity

Volumn 72, Issue 276, 1998, Pages 359-375

  Antonio Curet, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; POPULATION TREND; PREHISTORIC POPULATIONS;

CARIBBEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 3543008893     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0003598x00086634     Document Type: Article

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