Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: a new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death
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A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death based upon chronological changes in the auricular surface of the ilium is presented. Formal stages have been constructed following extensive tests and refinements in observations made of such changes. Two completely “blind” tests were conducted to assess the accuracy and bias of the new method. Results show that the system is equally accurate to pubic symphyseal aging (although somewhat more difficult to apply), and also carries the advantages of a higher preservation rate for the auricular surface in archaeological populations and continued age‐related change beyond the fifth decade.
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Because the auricular surface is resistant to taphonomic processes, it can be useful when fragmentary remnants are present.
“Additionally, because the auricular surface is resistant to taphonomic processes, it can be useful when fragmentary remnants are present [14, 15]”
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“The estimated age at death was based on the pubic symphysis [42] and the auricular surface of the ilium [43].”
MethodThree methods of estimating age‐at‐death using three different regions on the os coxa
Mkhonza, S. S., Ngubane, N. P., Aladeyelu, O. S., & Rennie, C. O. (2026) · Journal of Forensic Sciences · doi:10.1111/1556-4029.70219
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- Lovejoy, C. O., Meindl, R. S., Pryzbeck, T. R., & Mensforth, R. P.
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- American Journal of Physical Anthropology
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- Wiley
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- 1985-09
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- 68
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- 1
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- 15-28
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- 0002-9483
- 1096-8644
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- Language
- en
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