The Skeleton of an Elderly Woman from the Crow Creek Site and its Implications for Paleodemography

Abstract

The skeleton of an elderly woman, excavated from a mound near the Crow Creek Village (39BF11), is described. From all indications, the skeleton is the oldest individual reported of the thousands of skeletons recovered from archaeological sites in the Middle Missouri region. Based on this skeleton, and ethnohistoric and other evidence, it appears that elderly individuals have either not been recovered archaeologically, hence are under­enumerated, or have been recovered but under­aged. The results of underenumeration and under­ageing of these elderly individuals on the life table approach to paleodemography are explored. Under­ageing has relatively little influence on the resulting life table, but under-enumeration may have a pronounced effect.

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