WebbThe osteological paradox: problems of inferring prehistoric health from skeletal samples Date: 1992: Source: Current Anthropology: Abstract: WebbJSTOR Home

A paleoepidemiological approach to the osteological paradox ...

WebbWe demonstrate how the concurrent use of multiple analytical techniques and life history theory can engage the osteological paradox and provide salient insights into the study of stress, frailty, and resilience in past populations. WebbIn 1992, the osteological paradox was first introduced by Wood et al. It considers the difficulties with extrapolating statistics from an archaeological skeletal collection to health status of these populations for paleodemography and paleopathology. Most research presupposes that the individual risk of a certain 64 detect older monitor

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Webb1 aug. 2015 · The osteological paradox in the narrow sense of selec- tive mortality may be observed when frailty ( a) and mortality ( b) are mono tonic functions of an independent … WebbThe osteological paradox is the observation that, despite having their skeletons exposed to the environment, large herbivorous animals are often found to have fewer skeletal … WebbThe Osteological Paradox: Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Absence Josalyne Head Department of Anthropology, Economics, and Political Science MacEwan … detect nist framework