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Chronological metamorphosis of the auricular surface of the ilium: A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death
Author(s) -
Lovejoy C. Owen,
Meindl Richard S.,
Pryzbeck Thomas R.,
Mensforth Robert P.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330680103
Subject(s) - metamorphosis , medicine , anatomy , biology , larva , botany
Abstract 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.