User:SomeGuyWhoRandomlyEdits/List of population estimates up until the Bronze Age
Estimating prehistoric and historic populations
editPopulation density standards
editAuthor | People Per Hectare (pph) estimates |
---|---|
Tertius Chandler | 75—200 |
Fekri Hassan | 100 |
Robert McCormick Adams Jr. | 100—200 |
George Modelski | 100—200 |
Colin Renfrew | 200 |
Colin McEvedy | 250 |
Max Mallowan | 400—500 |
Yigael Yadin | 600 |
Paul Bairoch | 400—700 |
Giovanni Pettinato | 714 |
Henri Frankfort | 75—494 |
Hans Jörg Nissen | 100—200 |
Ruth Whitehouse | 75—400 |
Estimated global population throughout the Stone and Bronze Ages
editMillennium BCE | Thomlinson | McEvedy & Jones | Gapminder | PRB | Durand | HYDE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10th | 1,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 2,000,000 | |||
9th | 4,000,000 | |||||
8th | 5,000,000 | |||||
7th | 8,000,000 | |||||
6th | 11,000,000 | |||||
5th | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 18,000,000 | |||
4th | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 28,000,000 | |||
3rd | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 45,000,000 | |||
2nd | 27,000,000 | 27,000,000 | 72,000,000 | |||
1st | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 115,000,000 |
Estimated population of Mesopotamia
editCentury BCE | Estimated urban population | Estimated percentage of non-urban settlements (≤10 hectares) |
Estimated percentage of urban settlements (≥40 hectares) |
Estimated percentage of Mesopotamians living in urban settlements | Estimated number of urban settlements in Mesopotamia | Total area estimated to have been occupied by Mesopotamians |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30th | 140,000 | 10% | 78.4% | 80% | 10 | ≤0.01 Mm2 (3,900 sq mi) |
29th | ||||||
28th | 288,000 | ≥0.01 Mm2 (3,900 sq mi) | ||||
27th | ||||||
26th | 290,000 | ≥0.03 Mm2 (12,000 sq mi) | ||||
25th | 305,000 | 12 | ≥0.05 Mm2 (19,000 sq mi) | |||
24th | 250,000 | ≥0.065 Mm2 (25,000 sq mi) | ||||
23rd | 230,000 | 0.6 Mm2 (230,000 sq mi) | ||||
22nd | 210,000 | 18.4% | 63.5% | 0.2 Mm2 (77,000 sq mi) | ||
21st | 300,000 | 25% | 55.1% | 0.03 Mm2 (12,000 sq mi) | ||
20th | 265,000 | 50% | 0.1 Mm2 (39,000 sq mi) | |||
19th | 160,000 | 29.6% | 50.2% | 0.2 Mm2 (77,000 sq mi) | ||
18th | 175,000 | |||||
17th | 70,000 | |||||
16th | 80,000 | 56.8% | 30.4% | |||
15th | 20,000 | 0.3 Mm2 (120,000 sq mi) |
Stone Age
edit40th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 40th century BCE
editSettlement | Mallowan[1] |
---|---|
Eridu | 8 hectares (860,000 square feet)—10 hectares (1,100,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 40th century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski |
---|---|
Uruk | 5,000 |
Eridu | 4,000 |
39th century BCE
edit38th century BCE
edit37th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 37th century BCE
editSettlement | Wright |
---|---|
Eridu | 40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 37th century BCE
editSettlement | Chandler | Modelski | Wright |
---|---|---|---|
Uruk | 14,000 | 14,000 | |
Eridu | 6,000—10,000 | 6,200—10,000 | |
Larak | 10,000 |
36th century BCE
edit35th century BCE
edit34th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 34th century BCE
editSettlement | Adams |
---|---|
Uruk | 100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet) |
Larak | 50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet) |
Eridu | 40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet) |
Nippur | 25 hectares (2,700,000 square feet) |
Ur | 10 hectares (1,100,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 34th century BCE
editSettlement | Chandler | Modelski |
---|---|---|
Uruk | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Larak | 10,000 |
Bronze Age
edit33rd century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 33rd century BCE
editSettlement | Bahn |
---|---|
Uruk | 200 hectares (22,000,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 33rd century BCE
editSettlement | Chandler | Hassan | Bairoch |
---|---|---|---|
Uruk | 20,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 |
32nd century BCE
edit31st century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 31st century BCE
editSettlement | Nissen | Weiss | Adams |
---|---|---|---|
Uruk | 250 ha (27,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Nagar | 110 ha (12,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Nippur | 25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft) | ||
Bad-tibira | 25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft) | ||
Larak | 20 ha (2,200,000 sq ft) | ||
Ur | 15 ha (1,600,000 sq ft) | ||
Kish | 7 ha (750,000 sq ft) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 31st century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski |
---|---|
Uruk | 50,000 |
Nagar | 22,000 |
30th century BCE
edit29th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 29th century BCE
editSettlement | Adams | Wright |
---|---|---|
Uruk | 400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft) | |
Ur | 21 ha (2,300,000 sq ft) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 29th century BCE
editSettlement | Adams | Wright |
---|---|---|
Uruk | 40,000—50,000 | |
Ur | 6,000 |
28th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 28th century BCE
editSettlement | Bahn | Adams |
---|---|---|
Uruk | 550 ha (59,000,000 sq ft) | 400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft) |
Kish | 60 ha (6,500,000 sq ft) | |
Shuruppak | 40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft) | |
Umma | 40 ha (4,300,000 sq ft)—200 ha (22,000,000 sq ft) | |
Nippur | 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft) | |
Adab | 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft) | |
Bad-tibira | 25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft) | |
Ur | 21 ha (2,300,000 sq ft) | |
Kesh | 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft) | |
Isin | 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 28th century BCE
editSettlement | Hassan | Chandler | Modelski | Bairoch |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uruk | 40,000 | 55,000 | 80,000 | 82,500 |
Kish | 40,000 | |||
Umma | 26,000 | |||
Shuruppak | 20,000 | |||
Nagar | 20,000 | |||
Bad-tibira | 16,000 | |||
Nippur | 13,000 | |||
Adab | 11,000 |
27th century BCE
edit26th century BCE
edit25th century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 25th century BCE
editSettlement | Adams | Roux | Pettinato |
---|---|---|---|
Uruk | 400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Kish | 84 ha (9,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Shuruppak | 100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Umma | 400 ha (43,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Nippur | 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft) | ||
Adab | 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft) | ||
Bad-tibira | 25 ha (2,700,000 sq ft) | ||
Ur | 50 ha (5,400,000 sq ft) | ||
Kesh | 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft) | ||
Isin | 10 ha (1,100,000 sq ft) | ||
Nagar | 100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Shekhna | 100 ha (11,000,000 sq ft) | ||
Ebla | 56 ha (6,000,000 sq ft) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 25th century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski | Pettinato |
---|---|---|
Uruk | 50,000 | |
Lagash | 40,000 | |
Umma | 34,000 | |
Kish | 25,000 | |
Nippur | 20,000 | |
Shekhna | 20,000 | |
Shuruppak | 17,000 | |
Nagar | 15,000 | |
Adab | 13,000 | |
Kesh | 11,000 | |
Larsa | 10,000 | |
Ebla | 40,000 |
24th century BCE
edit23rd century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 23rd century BCE
editSettlement | Adams | Weiss |
---|---|---|
Umma | 40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet) | |
Nippur | 40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet) | |
Adab | 40 hectares (4,300,000 square feet) | |
Ur | 50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet) | |
Nagar | 100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet) | |
Shekhna | 100 hectares (11,000,000 square feet) | |
Ebla | 75 hectares (8,100,000 square feet) | |
Mari | 50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 23rd century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski |
---|---|
Akkad | 36,000 |
Ebla | 30,000 |
Umma | 20,000 |
Shekhna | 20,000 |
Nagar | 15,000 |
Lagash | 10,000 |
Kish | 10,000 |
Zabala | 10,000 |
Nippur | 10,000 |
Adab | 10,000 |
22nd century BCE
edit21st century BCE
editEstimated settlement sizes during the 21st century BCE
editSettlement | Wright | Woolley |
---|---|---|
Ur | 50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet) | 50 hectares (5,400,000 square feet) |
Estimated settlement populations during the 21st century BCE
editSettlement | Wright | Woolley |
---|---|---|
Ur | 34,000 | 34,000 |
20th century BCE
editEstimated settlement populations during the 20th century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski |
---|---|
Isin | 40,000 |
Larsa | 40,000 |
Lagash | 30,000 |
Umma | 20,000 |
Zabala | 10,000 |
Nippur | 10,000 |
Adab | 10,000 |
19th century BCE
edit18th century BCE
editEstimated settlement populations during the 18th century BCE
editSettlement | Modelski |
---|---|
Isin | 20,000 |
Larsa | 20,000 |
Umma | 20,000 |
Lagash | 10,000 |
Zabala | 10,000 |
Adab | 10,000 |
Eshnunna | <10,000 |
17th century BCE
edit16th century BCE
edit15th century BCE
edit14th century BCE
edit13th century BCE
edit12th century BCE
editTimeline of largest settlements to date
editTimeline of largest settlements at the time
editSee also
editReferences
editNotes
editCitations
edit- ^ Mallowan 1967, p. 331.
Sources
editBibliography
edit- Bairoch, Paul (1988). Cities and Economic Development: From the Dawn of History to the Present. Translated by Braider, Christopher. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226034669. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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ignored (help) - Biraben, Jean Noël (1979). "Essai Sur L'évolution Du Nombre Des Hommes". Population. 34 (1): 13–25. doi:10.2307/1531855. ISSN 0032-4663. JSTOR i268033. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- Chandler, Tertius (1987). Four thousand years of urban growth: an historical census. United Kingdom: St. David's University Press. ISBN 9780889462076. LCCN 86031122. OL 2736660M. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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ignored (help) - Hassan, Fekri A. (2010-07-28) [1978]. Demographic archaeology. United Kingdom: Academic Press (published 1978–2010). ISBN 9780123313508. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Mallowan, M. (1967). From Al-'Ubaid to the End of Uruk 5. Cambridge University Press (published 1967–2007).
- McEvedy, Colin; Woodcock, John (1967). The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History. Penguin Books. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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ignored (help) - Morgan, Lewis Henry; Adams Jr., Robert McCormick (2017-07-05) [1966]. The Evolution of Urban Society: Early Mesopotamia and Prehispanic Mexico (eBook). United Kingdom: Aldine Publishing Company (published 1966–2017). ISBN 9780202330167. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Nissen, Hans Jörg (1972). The Uruk Countryside: The Natural Setting of Urban Societies. United Kingdom: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226005003. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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ignored (help) - Yadin, Yigael (2018-08-30) [1963]. The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands. Vol. 1. United Kingdom: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (published 1963–2018). Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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