Dynamics of pre-Hispanic human settlements in the northern Mesoamerican fringe: contribution of the study of variation based on tooth internal structure

The western Mesoamerica was the place of several human displacements and cultural exchanges. During the Middle Postclassic Period (1200-1450 AD), in the Zacapu basin (located in the NW of the actual state of Michoacán), large urban centers developed, resulting in an increase of the human population. Some hypotheses link this demographic growth to the arrival and the settlement of a new population and likely contributed to the development of these sites. In order to test whether a new populati...