Age estimation for two Mediterranean populations: rib histomorphometry applied to forensic identification and bone remodelling research.

ABSTRACT: Numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence bone remodelling rates and have shown to affect the accuracy of histological aging methods. The present study investigates the rib cortex from two Mediterranean skeletal collections exploring the development of population-specific standards for histomorphometric age-at-death estimation. Eighty-eight standard ribs from two samples, Cretans and Greek-Cypriots, were processed histologically. Thirteen raw and composite histomorphometric parameters were assessed and observer error tested. The correlation between age and the parameters and the differences between sex and population subsamples were explored through group comparisons and analysis of covariance. General linear models assessed through data fit indicators and cross-validation were ge

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Donas JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature