The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective
Age-at-death profiles of individuals from cemeteries are commonly used to indirectly study health and demographic fluctuations in bioarchaeological studies. In this paper, we consider a large dataset, comprising 18 well-dated sites from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, spanning the Neolithic...
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| description | Age-at-death profiles of individuals from cemeteries are commonly used to indirectly study health and demographic fluctuations in bioarchaeological studies. In this paper, we consider a large dataset, comprising 18 well-dated sites from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, spanning the Neolithic to the Iron Age, to investigate age-biased patterns. We challenge the assumption that such patterns are solely due to underlying demography, incomplete excavation or selective preservation of certain skeletons. We argue that age-related anomalies are linked at least in part to the funerary and social dimensions of these sites. By using age-at-death profiles, we demonstrate that age-based selection takes part in the overall funerary behaviour of a given culture, although other influences, such as demographic fluctuations and diseases, may play a determining role at given locales and at different time periods. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef3a19b558804b9b929fdad75a92e20f2025-08-20T02:21:41ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692025-06-013710.4000/1431qThe Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary PerspectiveBaptiste PradierFrédérique ValentinT.O. PryceAge-at-death profiles of individuals from cemeteries are commonly used to indirectly study health and demographic fluctuations in bioarchaeological studies. In this paper, we consider a large dataset, comprising 18 well-dated sites from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, spanning the Neolithic to the Iron Age, to investigate age-biased patterns. We challenge the assumption that such patterns are solely due to underlying demography, incomplete excavation or selective preservation of certain skeletons. We argue that age-related anomalies are linked at least in part to the funerary and social dimensions of these sites. By using age-at-death profiles, we demonstrate that age-based selection takes part in the overall funerary behaviour of a given culture, although other influences, such as demographic fluctuations and diseases, may play a determining role at given locales and at different time periods.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/15954Mainland Southeast AsiaLate PrehistoryFunerary practicesAge-at-death selection |
| spellingShingle | Baptiste Pradier Frédérique Valentin T.O. Pryce The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris Mainland Southeast Asia Late Prehistory Funerary practices Age-at-death selection |
| title | The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective |
| title_full | The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective |
| title_fullStr | The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective |
| title_short | The Age-at-death Profile of Burial Sites in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Funerary Perspective |
| title_sort | age at death profile of burial sites in mainland southeast asia a funerary perspective |
| topic | Mainland Southeast Asia Late Prehistory Funerary practices Age-at-death selection |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/15954 |
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