ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 5

The Use of Histomorphology to Estimate Age
Stout, SD
Associate professor, University of Missouri, MO

(Received 30 March 1987; accepted 13 May 1987)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the major factors that can affect age-at-death predictions when using histomorphological methods. Although evidence suggests that some of the currently available methods are more reliable and accurate, and there are a number of factors other than chronological age that can affect bone remodeling, histomorphological methods, when properly applied, are valuable tools for anthropology and forensic medicine. It is suggested that both accuracy and reliability are maximized when the histomorphometrics of as many anatomical sampling sites as possible are sampled and the resultant ages are averaged.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, musculoskeletal system, histomorphology, human identification, bones, age at death

Paper ID: JFS12442J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12442J
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