The Core Technique in the Determination of Age at Death in Skeletons
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 24 (4) , 902-915
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs10922j
Abstract
Determining age at death beyond 50 years in skeletons has posed problems for physical anthropologists, forensic scientists, and archeologists. Morphological aging methods such as pubic symphyseal remodeling [1–5], cranial suture closure [1,2,6,7], and theKeywords
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