1000 years of population, warfare, and climate change in pre-Columbian societies of the Central Andes

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dc.contributor.authorLima, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorGayo, Eugenia M.
dc.contributor.authorGurruchaga, Andone
dc.contributor.authorEstay, Sergio A.
dc.contributor.authorSantoro, Calogero M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T17:17:58Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T17:17:58Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractDifferent Andean societies underwent processes of expansion and collapse during propitious or adverse climate conditions, resource boost or depletion along with population variations. Previous studies have emphasized that demographic collapses of polities in the Central Andes Area were triggered by warfare and the negative impacts of fluctuating climate (droughts) on crop productivity. Nevertheless, the interactions between climatic variability, demography and warfare have been less thoroughly evaluated. We develop population dynamic models to test feedback relationships between population growth, climate change and warfare in the Central Andes, where considerable regional hydroclimate variations have occurred over a millennium. Through population models, we found out that the rise and demise of social polities in the northern coast of the Central Andes appear to be a consequence of climate change. In contrast, for the highlands of Peru and the Titicaca basin, population models suggest that warfare intensity has a negative effect on population growth rates.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0278730
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278730
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/91372
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001139775100002
dc.issue.numero11
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaPlos one
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.title1000 years of population, warfare, and climate change in pre-Columbian societies of the Central Andes
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen18
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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