Evidence for life-expectancy

Legal/administrative

The following specific aspects of recording age should be considered:

• recording death
• recording age at death
• knowing your age

Religious/ideological statements on life-expectancy

Inscriptions and literary compositions refer to an ideal lifespan of 110 years

This is also the age given for Joseph and Joshua in Judaeo-Christian scripture.

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