Table 1.
Description of the data used in the present study. F, females; M, males.
| population | code | region | period | chronology | n (F+M=total) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexicasa | TLA | Tlatelolco, Central Valley | Late Postclassic | AD 1200–1521 | 21+25=46 |
| Tepanecos | AZC | Azcapotzalco, Central Valley | Early Postclassic | AD 900–1200 | 10+8=18 |
| Toltecans | TUL | Tula, Central Valley | Epiclassic | AD 600–1150 | 1+5=6 |
| Teotihuacans | TEO | Teotihuacan, Central Valley | Middle Classic | AD 200–600 | 7+6=13 |
| Tlatilco | TCO | Tlatilco, Central Valley | Preclassic | 1300–1000 BC | 4+4=8 |
| Sonorans | SON | Sonora, Northwest Mexico | Modern | ? | 9+18=27 |
| Tarahumaras | TAR | North Central Mexico | Modern | ? | 14+20=34 |
| La Candelaria | CAN | Coahuila, North Mexico | Modern | AD 1000–1600 | 35+37=72 |
| Paila | PAI | Coahuila, North Mexico | Modern | AD 1000–1600 | 10+26=36 |
| Pericú | BJC | Baja California Sur | Modern | Sixteenth century | 8+7=15 |
| La Soledad | SOL | México City | Early Colonial | AD 1550–1600 | 25+31=56 |
| total | 144+187=331 |
a
Inhabitants from Tlatelolco belonged at their origins to the Mexica group, but due to political struggles they split up and founded their own city on a nearby island in Lake Texcoco (Matos Moctezuma 1989; Townsend 1992). However, Mexicas and Tlatelolcans constituted a real biological population (Townsend 1992; Kemp et al. 2005).