Infant and childhood morbidity and mortality risks in archaeological populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan H Goodman (0000-0002-2868-1587, Hampshire College), George J Armelagos (University of Massachusetts Boston) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-243 |
| Publication date | 1989-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00438243.1989.9980103 |
| PMID | 16470997 |
| OpenAlex | W1999526831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 115 |
| References cited | 32 |
Infants and children are nearly universally found to be among the most vulnerable subgroups of a population. Their health can be a sensitive indicator of the health of the population as a whole. Furthermore, repeated bouts of illness during infancy and childhood, periods of rapid development, can have lasting functional effects on the individual and the group. In this paper we provide a framework for studying infant and childhood health in archaeological populations, briefly review methods for studying infant‐childhood health in skeletal remains, and provide examples of the sensitivity and adaptive significance of this segment of the population by examining infant and childhood health at Dickson Mounds, Illinois and Wadi Haifa, Sudanese Nubia. A variety of methods are available for studying infant and childhood health in archaeological groups. Taken together, these methods can provide insights into the patterns and consequences of health in prehistory
Archaeology · Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Environmental health · Geography · Infant mortality · Population · Prehistory · Sociology · Wadi · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Medicine · Psychology
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Part Two
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