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Paleodemography : age distribution from skeletal samples /
Many methodological and theoretical problems exist in reconstructing demographic structure from archaeological populations. Paleodemography is an innovative volume which tackles these issues to reach a consensus on the way forward. It will be the benchmark for all those interested in skeletal sample...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ;
31. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 The Rostock Manifesto for paleodemography: the way from stage to age; 2 Paleodemography: looking back and thinking ahead; 3 Reference samples: the first step in linking biology and age in the human skeleton; 4 Aging through the ages: historical perspectives on age indicator methods; 5 Transition analysis: a new method for estimating age from skeletons; 6 Age estimation by tooth cementum annulation: perspectives of a new validation study; 7 Mortality models for paleodemography.