The South African australopithecines: A palaeodemographic analysis
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Anthropologists, demographers and historians alike are continually seeking information about demographic profiles of prehistoric and ancient human populations. There are many different approaches relevant to the problem, yet direct evidence of the demographic structure of any archaeological population is primarily provided by analysis of human skeletal and dental remains. This offers a possibility of extending demographic inferences back to Pliocene — Early Pleistocene times, which, in turn, would enhance our understanding of the principles of human survival, adaptation, social interaction and demographic evolution of man. Data on the age distribution of South African australopithecines has been analysed using life-table analysis, based on a stationary population model. The estimated demographic profile is the evaluated and interpreted within a framework of biological, cultural and ecological circumstances. It is concluded that palaeodemography, if carefully undertaken, can play a real and pragmatic role in understanding the demographic history of man.
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