| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polity | The Seshat Polity ID |
| Year(s) | The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE] |
| Tag | [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown] |
| Verified | A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data. |
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| population_of_the_largest_settlement_from | The lower range of population of the largest settlement for a polity. |
| population_of_the_largest_settlement_to | The upper range of population of the largest settlement for a polity. |
| # | Polity | Year(s) | Population of the Largest Settlement from | Population of the Largest Settlement to | Description | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281 |
(Proto-French Kingdom) |
Full Year Range of Proto-French Kingdom is assumed. [987, 1150] |
25000 |
25000 |
None | |
| 282 |
(Kingdom of the Huns) |
Full Year Range of Kingdom of the Huns is assumed. [376, 469] |
500 |
1000 |
None | |
| 285 |
(Cahokia - Late Woodland I) |
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Late Woodland I is assumed. [300, 450] |
30 |
50 |
None | |
| 286 |
(Neolithic Middle Ganga) |
Full Year Range of Neolithic Middle Ganga is assumed. [-7000, -3001] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 287 |
(Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic) |
Full Year Range of Southern Mesopotamia Neolithic is assumed. [-9000, -5501] |
None |
None |
None | |
| 288 |
(Early Classic Tikal) |
Full Year Range of Early Classic Tikal is assumed. [250, 554] |
7000 |
28000 |
Estimates for the population of Tikal vary widely, and have tended to be revised downwards in recent decades. In his monograph on Tikal's population, David Webster draws on the work of Culbert et al. and revisions by Fry to suggest an upper bound of c. 28,000 people for central Tikal and its sustaining area during the Manik phase (250-600 CE). [Webster 2018, pp. 40-41] However, Michael E. Smith uses a much lower figure for Classic Maya Tikal (precise date unspecified), citing a forthcoming book chapter: "I use a new population estimate for Tikal as described in Dennehy et al. (n.d.). Based on the density categories of settlement at Maya cities published by Canuto et al. (2018), we estimate a population of 7,000 for an area of 1,127 hectares that comprises the urban core, urban, and periurban zones (rural and vacant areas are not included). This area is much smaller than traditional estimates, of which 12,000 hectares (120 square kilometers) is typical (Culbert 1991)." [Smith 2023, p. 251] | |