S. V. Vasilyev, S. V. Ivanov, S. B. Borutskaya

Polovozrastnoi analiz osteologicheskikh materialov iz grobnitsy TT-23 (Luksor, Egipet) [Sex and age analysis according to the study of osteological materials from the tomb TT 23 (Luxor, Egypt)]

The article considers a fairly large array of sex and age definitions based on paleoanthropological material from the Theban tomb TT 23. Predominance of males and a small number of children buried in this tomb have been revealed. The median age at death is lower for women than for men. In the group as a whole, life expectancy for this historical period is quite high.

Keywords:
Theban tomb, sex and age definitions, age cohort, peak mortality, mean age at death.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2022-00012.

Referring: Vasilyev S. V., Ivanov S. V., Borutskaya S. B. Sex and age analysis according to the study of osteological materials from the tomb TT 23 (Luxor, Egypt) [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 4 (2022): 1–10. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2022-00012.

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