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Prehistoric demography, palaeodemography or archaeological demography is the study of human and hominid demography in prehistory. [ 1 ] More specifically, palaeodemography looks at the changes in pre-modern populations in order to determine something about the influences on the lifespan and health of earlier peoples.
After World War II, demographic data of some accuracy becomes available for a significant number of countries, and population estimates are often given as grand totals of numbers (typically given by country) of widely diverging accuracies. Some sources give these numbers rounded to the nearest million or the nearest thousand, while others give ...
The Neolithic demographic transition was a period of rapid population growth following the adoption of agriculture by prehistoric societies (the Neolithic Revolution). It was a demographic transition caused by an abrupt increase in birth rates due to the increased food supply and decreased mobility of farmers compared to foragers .
Demographic history is the reconstructed record of human population in the past. Given the lack of population records prior to the 1950s, there are many gaps in our record of demographic history. Historical demographers must make do with estimates, models and extrapolations. For the demographic methodology, see historical demography.
Historical demography is the quantitative study of human population in the past. It is concerned with population size, with the three basic components of population change (fertility, mortality, and migration), and with population characteristics related to those components, such as marriage, socioeconomic status, and the configuration of families.
The Bantu expansion is the major prehistoric migratory pattern that shaped the ethno-linguistic composition of Sub-Saharan Africa. [14] The Bantu, a branch of the Niger-Congo phylum, originated in West Africa around the Benue-Cross rivers area in southeastern Nigeria.
Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet: 1965: United States [citation needed] Voyage of Time: 2016: United States [citation needed] Walking with Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie: 2013: United Kingdom, United States, Australia, India [citation needed] Warbirds: 2008: United States: TV film [citation needed] When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth: 1970: United Kingdom ...
Solnitsata ("The Saltworks"), a prehistoric town located in present-day Bulgaria, is believed by archaeologists to be the oldest town in Europe - a fortified stone settlement - citadelle, inner and outer city with pottery production site and the site of a salt production facility approximately six millennia ago; [66] it flourished ca 4700 ...