Using the life history model to set the stage(s) of growth and senescence in bioarchaeology and paleodemography

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 337-347

  Roksandic, Mirjana ^a   Armstrong, Stephanie D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

bioarchaeology; life history theory; paleodemography; skeletal biology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHEOLOGY; BONE DEVELOPMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; REVIEW; SENESCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALEONTOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79959310891     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21508     Document Type: Review

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