Birth is but our death begun: A bioarchaeological assessment of skeletal emaciation in immature human skeletons in the context of environmental, social, and subsistence transition

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This paper provides a tools for assessing disruptions to homeostasis in archaeological skeletons; it demonstrates the specific histological features of skeletal emaciation; and, it suggests some of the consequences of remaining in rural settlements in the semi-arid regions of South Asia in the face of climate change or environmental degradation.