Exploring Age – Transition Analysis as a tool for detecting the elderly
Maaranen, N. Buckberry, Jo
Maaranen, N.
Buckberry, Jo
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"e growth of gender archaeology has improved the inclusion of female and juvenile narratives in archaeological discourse, enabling us to better understand interactions between groups defined by both social and physiological differences. "ere has been a
notable absence of elderly in research, however, that is not simply a question of attitudes but of methodological limitations. "e
emergence of biostatistics has offered novel ways to combat common issues such as age mimicry and avoid the problematic nature
of culturally loaded descriptive terminology. A test performed on Transition Analysis by Boldsen et al. (2002), generates individual
age estimates, which allow for better differentiation between individuals and age groups, such as the ‘45+ older adults’. Further
research into biostatistical methods will not only improve objectivity but bring much-needed attention to the elderly, including
their narrative into the investigation of family dynamics and adult-juvenile interactions.
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Maaranen N and Buckberry J (2018) Exploring Age – Transition Analysis as a tool for detecting the elderly. In: Lillehammer E and Murphy E (Eds) Across the Generations: The Old and the Young in Past Societies. Stavanger : Arkeologisk museum. Pp 143-154.
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