Settlement scaling and increasing returns in an ancient society

Abstract

Ancient Mesoamerican settlements obey the same scaling laws as modern cities despite vast differences in economy, technology and political organization.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Feb 06, 2015
• Source ID: 10.1126/sciadv.1400066

Entities

People

• Andrew H. F. Cabaniss
• Jennie O. Sturm
• Luís M. A. Bettencourt
• Scott Ortman

Organizations

• Army Research Office
• Gates Foundation
• John Templeton Foundation
• National Science Foundation
• Santa Fe Institute
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of New Mexico
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill