Population density estimates for excavated sites
Period Settlement name Exposed area (excavated or exposed by geophysics). Sq. m. Exposed area converted to a circle (sq. m.) Additional buffer (in m) that is added to the radius of the circle Projected area of a sherd scatter surrounding the site (sq. m.) Projected area of a sherd scatter surrounding the site (ha) Number of houses Total people - low estimate Total people - high estimate People per ha low estimate People per ha high estimate
LBA Mirnyi 4                1,527 22.05 29 8183.91 0.82 3 30 45           37          55
LBA Atasu 1                3,588 33.80 29 12385.03 1.24 8 80 120           65          97
MBA Konoplyanka                7,200 47.89 29 18561.60 1.86 21 210 315         113        170
MBA Kamennyi Ambar              18,000 75.71 29 34429.62 3.44 42 420 630         122        183
MBA Zhurumbai              15,000 69.12 29 30228.21 3.02 25 250 375           83        124
MBA Ust'ye              23,000 85.59 29 41227.53 4.12 32 320 480           78        116
MBA Sintashta              15,000 69.12 29 30228.21 3.02 56 560 840         185        278
MBA Sarym-Sakly              10,000 56.43 40 29200.04 2.92 27 270 405           92        139
MBA Andreevskoe              16,200 71.83 29 31922.02 3.19 50 500 750         157        235
This table represents a step in converting the a-d indexes into absolute population estimates. It contains the areas of sherd scatters and population density estimates (in persons/ha) for previously excavated (or examined by geophysics) Bronze Age sites.  See chapter 2 of the dissertation for details.