Histopathological Determination of Age in Archaeological Remains

INTRODUCTION The estimation of death age has long been considered as a very important aspect of various scientific disciplines, including forensic pathology, archeology or anthropology. Over the past few decades rapid progress has been made in all areas of science, including the focus of molecular research. However, even today, classical tissue morphometry is still widely used as a complementary analysis, while providing a backup of molecular results in determining the age of an individual.

Forensic anthropology is a special sub-field of physical anthropology (human body research), including application of bone analysis and techniques in archeology to solve criminal cases. Forensic anthropologists need to gather information from bones and their recovery backgrounds to determine who died, how long they died, how long they died, when suspected human bodies and burials were discovered Yes. Forensic anthropologists specialize in hard tissues such as bones. Through archeological training they also understand the evidence of buried ruins and the evidence recorded in detail.

Terrible crimes and cold incidents, in particular, require expertise of people identifying the body. Anthropologists can determine the age, gender, and weight of a victim by examining the disassembled body and skeletal system, and in most cases the type of injury suffered by the victim and the potential cause of death. Sometimes DNA identification is not practical and fingerprint analysis is impossible. Forensic dentists use their own dental features to identify dead bodies and especially dead bodies after mass casualties. They can also analyze the bite and compare it with the sample to identify the victim and suspect and to help determine whether the damage is defensive or aggressive.