• 1985 Pubic symphysis age distributions. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 68: 281-299
it is the methods of age assessment, rather than the characteristics of skeletal samples, which determine age estimations (link)
erratum: page 297 17(0.223)


• 1992 Paleodemography: problems and techniques. In S.R. Saunders and M.A. Katzenberg (eds.), Skeletal Biology of Past Peoples: Research Methods, pp. 189-224. New York: Wiley-Liss
we need increased emphasis on detailed studies of dentitions for adult age assessment and a clear idea of the limitations of palaeodemography
erratum: pages 216-217 r = should not be percentage


• 1993 On paradox and osteology. Current Anthropology 34(4): 434-439
reaction to a statement that adult age assessment is no longer an important issue in osteology (link)


• 1994 Birth rates and bones. In A. Herring and L. Chan (eds.), Strength in Diversity: a Reader in Physical Anthropology Toronto: Canadian Scholar's Press, pp. 155-185
using ethnohistory to test whether skeletal biologists can make useful estimates of birth rates (link)


• 2000 Building the bases for paleodemographic analysis: adult age determination. In M.A. Katzenberg and S.R. Saunders (eds.), Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton, pp. 407-456. New York: John Wiley and Sons
I was asked to write a paper on assessing the age at death of adults: I propose a new way of thinking about age changes, and look at suggestions that have been made for dealing with problems of adult age assessment and taphonomy
(reply to criticism)


• 2000 Ethnohistory and osteology in southern Ontario. In The Entangled Past: Integrating History and Archaeology. Papers of the 30th Annual Chacmool Conference Calgary: Archaeological Association, University of Calgary
using ethnohistory to show that skeletal biologists have underestimated longevity link
NB: Table 2 footnote a, page 174 notes that the Carrier's (1958) formula for r (rate of increase) contained an error, and that I calculate r differently from date of the 27th Chacmool Conference in November, 1997


• 2002 Jackes, M. Review of R.D. Hoppa and J.W. Vaupel (eds.) Palaeodemography: Age Distributions from Skeletal Samples.  American Journal of Human Biology 14 (6): 792-795 (link)


• 2003 Jackes, M. Testing a Method: Paleodemography and proportional fitting.  American Journal of Physical Anthropology 121:385-386 (link)


• Jackes, M., M. Roksandic and C. Meiklejohn The demography of the Djerdap Mesolithic/Neolithic transition. In Clive Bonsall, Vasile Boroneant and Ivana Radovanovic (eds.), The Iron Gates in Prehistory: new perspectives. BAR International Series 1893. Oxford: Archaeopress, pp. 77-88. (Djerdap)
  
one of several papers on the question of whether it is possible to discern differences in fertility between the Mesolithic and the Neolithic in Europe
 

• Jackes, M. and C. Meiklejohn 2004 Building a method for the study of the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Portugal.  In M. Budja (ed.), Neolithic Studies 11, Documenta Praehistorica 31: 89-111.  (Ljubljana)
  looks especially at the particular problems presented by Cabeço da Arruda, a famous site of the Portuguese Mesolithic
  

Several papers follow this, examining the background to the palaeodemographic study of Moita do Sebastião. So far --


• Jackes, M. and C. Meiklejohn 2008 The Paleodemography of Central Portugal and the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. In Bocquet-Appel, J.P. (ed.) Recent Advances in Paleodemography: Data, Techniques, Patterns  Springer pp. 209-258.  (Tours)


• Jackes, M. and P. Alvim 2006 Reconstructing Moita do Sebastião, the first step. In Rolão, J. (ed.) O Complexo Mesolítico de Muge: Passado, Presente et Futuro, pp. 13-25.In, N.F. Bicho and H. Veríssimo (eds.) Do Epipalaeolítico ao Calcolítico na Península Iberica.  Actas do IV Congresso de Arqueologia Peninsular.  Faro: Universidade do Algarve, Promontoria Monográfica 04.
 (preprint Faro)

In preparation, paper detailing the total fertility rate estimation method.

Link to information on dental attrition coding

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