What body parts are examined in order to determine age at time of death?
Yeah, I’m learning some anthropology forensic stuff.
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Teeth, to determine wear, the ends of the longbones for the same reason, and in children the bones of the skull. That’s the total extent of my knowledge in that area.
If the clavicle is fused or not, any wear to pelvic canal.
If the skin is still intact, the elasticity of the skin would tell you something, too. Or are you thinking of skeletal remains only?
Everything I know about forensic anthropology I learned from Temperence Brennan.
Ribs.
@Sunny2 Well mainly parts of the body that would suffice in evidence for longevity type of evidences. So probably skeletal, then organs next? before skin? I’m just a student… so nothing definite.
There would also be an examination of calcium loss, although that is variable by age.
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