The Paleodemography of Western Siberia in the Middle and Late Bronze Age

The Paleodemography of Western Siberia in the Middle and Late Bronze Age

A.V. Zubova.

Based on the paleodemographic evaluation of human skeletal remains from Yelovsky-2, Chernoozerye-1, Zhuravlevo-4, Tanay-7, and Zarechnoye-1, those populations fall into two groups differing in their cumulative stress level, which was high during the Andronovo period, and decreased by the Late Bronze Age. This is evidenced by a lower age of death and earlier onset of mortality peaks in samples from Chernoozerye and Yelovsky. Two models of demographic adaptation to changing conditions are proposed: emigration for Tanay, and the inclusion of new members into the aging population for Yelovsky.