Table 1, Population Estimates, Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo

"Population Estimates," by Melissa J. Churchill

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Table 1. Momentary Population Estimates by Temporal Component, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Number of Households^a

Momentary Population Estimate^b

Early Pueblo III (A.D. 1140–1225)

Canyon bottom

70–112

TOTAL

70–112

Late Pueblo III (A.D. 1225–1280)

Rim complex

2^c

10–16

East talus slope

70–112

Upper west side

50–80

TOTAL

130–208

^a Based on number of kiva depressions, minus 20 percent (error rate).

^b Based on five to eight persons per household; rounded to the nearest whole number.

^c Error rate not applied because both structures are confirmed kivas.

The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo

The Archaeology of Woods Canyon Pueblo

A Canyon-Rim Village in Southwestern Colorado

Edited by Melissa J. Churchill

Table 1. Momentary Population Estimates by Temporal Component, Woods Canyon Pueblo