Concussion detection: Ancient people live an average life of 70 years

With the new age determination method, Australian archaeologists have found out their true life, smashing the long-held thought that the ancient people were only fortunate to live up to the age of 40.

In a study published January 4, graduate student Christine Cave of the Australian National University measured tooth wear in the skulls of hundreds of ancient people, buried in the period from 475 to 625, Then, compare the measured results with the tooth wear of modern people to figure out the age at the time of death of these people. The comparison results show that many ancient people lived through the 70s.

Ancient people.(Artwork: Phys.org).

For decades, the scientific community has made judgments that in a time when there are no modern drugs to treat diseases, it is difficult for people to live through the age of 40.

However, Cave researcher emphasized that for those who live traditionally without western medicine or market, the most common life expectancy is about 70 , which is very similar in all different cultures. .

According to her, judging the ancient people with only a short life is given by researchers not sure how to accurately determine the lifespan of the adult adult.

When determining the age of children's bones, it is often used with developmental points, such as teething or bone growth, which are similar when children are the same age. However, when distinguishing bone age of fully mature people, such characteristics will be difficult to determine the exact age of an adult.

This is also the reason why the highest bone age in studies so far does not exceed 40 or 45 years. The distinction between a healthy 40-year-old skeleton and a weak 95-year-old is difficult to identify with this old method.

Cave researcher hopes her new discovery will allow archaeologists and archaeologists to have a more accurate view of social life in the past.