Paleodemography : age distribution from skeletal samples /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 31 Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 31. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11144326 |
| Summary: | Paleodemography is the field of enquiry that attempts to identify demographic parameters from past populations (usually skeletal samples) derived from archaeological contexts, and then to make interpretations regarding the health and well-being of those populations. However, paleodemographic theory relies on several assumptions that cannot easily be validated by the researcher, and if incorrect, can lead to large errors or biases. In this book, physical anthropologists, mathematical demographers and statisticians tackle these methodological issues for reconstructing demographic structure for skeletal samples. Topics discussed include how skeletal morphology is linked to chronological age, assessment of age from the skeleton, demographic models of mortality and their interpretation, and biostatistical approaches to age structure estimation from archaeological samples. This work will be of immense importance to anyone interested in paleodemography, including biological and physical anthropologists, demographers, geographers, evolutionary biologists and statisticians. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 259 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521800633 9780521800631 0511063261 9780511063268 0511071728 9780511071720 0511170483 9780511170485 9786610430284 6610430284 9780511542428 0511542429 9780521089166 0521089166 9780511297557 0511297556 |