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would need to be supported by easily available and easy to use software. Unfortunately,
a decade has now passed since the publication of the “Rostock volume” (
Hoppa and Vaupel,
2002a
) and with the exception of the ADBOU software, we are not substantially further along
in terms of having the software tools necessary to do paleodemography. This is an area open
for contribution.
Our discussion in this chapter has made clear the importance of the demographic
approach for questions in skeletal biology, especially those pertaining to age and sex
estimations. While it may seem overwhelming, with hard work, sweat of the brow,
and learning some "R" and some math (especially calculus), any current or aspiring skel-
etal biologist can learn how to incorporate demographic methods into their research
program.
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