ABSTRACT
The estimation of age at death is the third demographic characteristic that can be discerned from skeletal remains. In subadults, methods for approximating this parameter are based on the growing skeleton and dentition, while the age of adult skeletons can be ascertained from traits of the deteriorating skeleton. The fi rst part of this lab deals with assigning age to the skeletons of persons approximately 18 years old or younger using long limb bone lengths, tooth eruption, and epiphyseal union. The second part deals with methods for estimating the age of adults from changes in the pubic faces, auricular surface of the os coxa, sternal rib ends, and cranial suture closure.
