Table 3 Age distribution of 184 excavated individuals from Simon’s Town, South Africa burial site.

From: Osteological, multi-isotope and proteomic analysis of poorly-preserved human remains from a Dutch East India Company burial ground in South Africa

Age category*

Age range (in years)

No. individuals

Adult

> 20

178

Adolescent

12–20

4

Child

3–12

2

Infant

0–3

0

 Total

184

  1. *Age categories defined according to Buikstra and Ubelaker22.
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