Table 1 Growth rates derived from the model E for each demographic phase in Iberia (18-8 kya)

From: Palaeodemographic modelling supports a population bottleneck during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition in Iberia

 

Whole range

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Range (kya)

18-8

16.6-12.78

12.78-10.12

10.12-8

Mean Annual Growth Rate (%)

0.01958

0.0411

a exp(-b t) + c, a = 4.54 × 10−24; b = 0.00339; c = 0.0000555

A/(1+exp((x0-t)/s) + c A = 0.000080 x0 = 9799 s = 77.89 c = 0.000078

Min. 95.4% CI Max. 95.4% CI

0.01958– 0.01958

0.0402–0.0420

−0.7908 ≈ 0

≈ 0 0.2278

Taxonomical units

 

Upper Magdalenian, Early Azilian, Epimagladenian, Epipaleolithic

Late Epimagdalenian, Late Azilian, Epipaleolithic, Sauveterrian

Early Mesolithic, Late Mesolithic

  1. The confidence intervals for the whole range and the different phases of the demographic dynamic model are also presented. The bottom row provides the correspondence of the demographic phases with the archaeological taxonomical units
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