Summary formulation

1. Assume that ancient household units are roughly comparable to modern ones.
2. Correct sector size for artifact ``splash zone'' in order to eliminate the influence of post-depositional processes on the extent of the sherd scatter.
3. Assume ``point contemporaneity'' of occupation within the sector.
4. Calculate total number of households for the sector.
5. Calculate a ``sector population index'' for the sector.
6. Calculate a ``phase population index'' of the region.

Each of these point will be addressed in turn in the sections that follow.