Old age in Ancient Egypt

Primary reference work: Janssen/Janssen 1996

Young and old age are relative terms: consider the following three aspects

Physical aspects of old age Psychological aspects of old age (how the individual sees her/his own ageing) Social/cultural aspects of old age (how the group reacts to the ageing individual)

Strongly affecting all of these is the life-expectancy in the particular society:

• Statistics on age of death

See too the page on Adult life in ancient Egypt

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