Primus Pilus Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Archaeologists in eastern India have found remains pointing to the existence of a highly developed urban settlement, the BBC reported on Monday. On the basis of recently completed excavations, the research team believes the city had approximately 25,000 inhabitants in the fifth century B.C. How do archaeologists estimate ancient populations?... Slate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thanks for that great link; a brief but juicy contribution. Guessing how hard are your supposedly hard facts it's always a critical question. Moses Finley has some nice reflections on the same topic in The Ancient Economy (1973). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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