Age-at-death estimation in an Italian historical sample: A test of the Suchey-Brooks and transition analysis methods

2012 ◽  
Vol 149 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanya Godde ◽  
Samantha M. Hens
Keyword(s):  
Age At Death ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
Historical Sample ◽  
Age At Death Estimation

scholarly journals Molecular clocks in ancient proteins: Do they reflect the age at death even after millennia?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Sophia Mahlke ◽  
Silvia Renhart ◽  
Dorothea Talaa ◽  
Alexandra Reckert ◽  
Stefanie Ritz-Timme
Keyword(s):  
Protein Degradation ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Molecular Clocks ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Dental Tissues ◽  
Ancient Proteins ◽  
Age Estimates ◽  
Age At Death Estimation

AbstractAge at death estimation in cases of human skeletal finds is an important task in forensic medicine as well as in anthropology. In forensic medicine, methods based on “molecular clocks” in dental tissues and bone play an increasing role. The question, whether these methods are applicable also in cases with post-depositional intervals far beyond the forensically relevant period, was investigated for two “protein clocks”, the accumulation of D-aspartic acid (D-Asp) and the accumulation of pentosidine (Pen) in dentine. Eight teeth of skeletons from different burial sites in Austria and with post-depositional intervals between c. 1216 and c. 8775 years were analysed. The results of age at death estimation based on D-Asp and Pen in dentine were compared to that derived from a classical morphological examination. Age at death estimation based on D-Asp resulted consistently in false high values. This finding can be explained by a post-mortem accumulation of D-Asp that may be enhanced by protein degradation. In contrast, the Pen-based age estimates fitted well with the morphological age diagnoses. The described effect of post-mortem protein degradation is negligible in forensically relevant time horizons, but not for post-depositional intervals of thousands of years. That means that the “D-Asp clock” loses its functionality with increasing post-depositional intervals, whereas Pen seems to be very stable. The “Pen-clock” may have the potential to become an interesting supplement to the existing repertoire of methods even in cases with extremely long post-depositional intervals. Further investigations have to test this hypothesis.

scholarly journals Age at death estimation from bone histology in Malaysian males

2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faridah Mohd Nor ◽  
Robert F Pastor ◽  
Holger Schutkowski
Keyword(s):  
Bone Histology ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Age At Death Estimation

Age-at-death estimation of pathological individuals: A complementary approach using teeth cementum annulations

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Bertrand ◽  
G. Robbins Schug ◽  
C. Polet ◽  
S. Naji ◽  
T. Colard
Keyword(s):  
Age At Death ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
Age At Death Estimation

Bone histology for skeletal age-at-death estimation

2019 ◽  
pp. 145-159
Author(s):  
Victoria M. Dominguez ◽  
Sophia Mavroudas
Keyword(s):  
Bone Histology ◽  
Skeletal Age ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Age At Death Estimation
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