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  • 22 - Assessing Age-Related Mortality at Petra, Jordan, Using Cementochronology and Hazard Modeling

  • from Part III - Applications
  • Edited by Stephan Naji, New York University, William Rendu, Lionel Gourichon, Université de Nice, Sophia Antipolis
  • Book:
    Dental Cementum in Anthropology
    Published online:
    20 January 2022
    Print publication:
    10 February 2022, pp 351-363

  • Summary

    Age-at-death mortality profiles provide an important supplementary record of mortality risks that archaeological populations faced. We use hazard modeling to calculate the risk of death by age for adults to establish a mortality profile for the Petra North Ridge sample. Age-at-death estimates were generated using cementochronology from 66 individuals, which not only provides more accurate age estimates but increases our sample size due to the fragmented and commingled nature of the Petra assemblage. Our results indicate that the mortality profile from Petra resembles that of an attritional sample. The regional and local political-economic, physical and social environments resulted in age-specific mortality risks lower than that typically expected for an ancient, urban population and potentially reflected immigration of young adults into Petra.