@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {7446},
      author = {Hutson, Scott R. and Chase, Adrian S. Z. and Glover,  Jeffrey B. and Ringle, William M. and Stanton, Travis W.  and Witschey, Walter R. T. and Ardren, Traci},
      title = {Settlement Scaling in the Northern Maya Lowlands:  Human-Scale Implications},
      journal = {Latin American Antiquity},
      address = {2023-04-03},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {<p>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.</p>  <p>Investigadores de relaciones de escala en asentamientos  predicen que densidades altas resultan en el aumento de  interacciones social, lo cual estimula productividad.  Relaciones de escala entre población y área de asentamiento  se manifiestan para varias sociedades antiguas pero, como  se ve en nuestra muestra de 48 sitios, no se manifiestan  para el norte de la Península de Yucatán. Quitando sitios  pequeños produce resultados más semejantes a las  expectativas de escala. Aplicaciones de relaciones de  escala tienen que considerar interacciones sociales como  producto no solamente de proximidad sino de la vida  cotidiana y patrones de espacio.</p>},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7446},
}