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Hans-Georg Müller¹, Brad Love, Robert D Hoppa

¹Department of Statistics, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. mueller@wald.ucdavis.edu

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

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This study corrects paleodemographic profile estimation from osteological data. It shows individual age estimation should follow, not precede, demographic profile construction for accurate results.

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Area of Science:

Paleodemography
Osteology
Statistical Anthropology

Background:

Estimating age-at-death distributions from skeletal remains is crucial for understanding past populations.
Classical methods for paleodemographic profiling are statistically flawed due to incorrect application of Bayes' theorem.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a statistically valid method for estimating age-at-death distributions (paleodemographic profiles) from osteological data.
To correct the conventional two-stage approach where individual age estimation precedes demographic profiling.

Main Methods:

Introduced a novel approach starting with estimating the probability of observing osteological age-indicator stages given age-at-death.
Utilized weight functions, estimated nonparametrically, to link age-at-death to skeletal age-indicator stages.
Employed maximum likelihood estimation within a semiparametric model for paleodemographic profile estimation.

Main Results:

Demonstrated that individual age estimation is a subsequent step after constructing the demographic profile.
Developed statistically sound methods for estimating individual age-at-death, confidence regions, and goodness-of-fit.
Validated the new methodology using both simulated and real osteological datasets.

Conclusions:

The revised statistical framework provides a valid approach to paleodemographic profile estimation.
Accurate individual age estimation is contingent upon a pre-established demographic profile.
The proposed method enhances the reliability of paleodemographic analyses from skeletal remains.