Age at death estimation by cementochronology: Too precise to be true or too precise to be accurate?

B Bertrand, E Cunha, A Bécart… - American journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Cementochronology based on annual deposition of acellular cementum is
acknowledged for its superior performance for estimating age‐at‐death but is also …

The history and composition of the identified human skeletal collection of the Certosa cemetery (Bologna, Italy, 19th–20th century)

MG Belcastro, B Bonfiglioli, ME Pedrosi… - International Journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this paper is to present the identified skeletal collection (by age, sex, cause
of death, occupation and preservation state) from the Certosa Cemetery of Bologna (Italy) …

Scientific and ethical aspects of identified skeletal series: the case of the documented human osteological collections of the University of Bologna (Northern Italy)

MG Belcastro, A Pietrobelli, T Nicolosi, M Milella… - Forensic Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteological collections are an essential source of information on human biological and
cultural variability, providing insights about developmental, evolutionary, and biocultural …

Sexing the bony labyrinth: A morphometric investigation in a subadult and adult Belgian identified sample

A Boucherie, C Polet, P Lefèvre… - Journal of forensic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In forensic anthropology, sex estimation is a fundamental step in assessing individual
biological profiles when analyzing human skeletons. Yet, current methods are not reliable …

[PDF][PDF] Entheseal changes and estimation of adult age-at-death

S Villotte, C Polet, C Colard, F Santos - American Journal of Biological …, 2022 - hal.science
In identified skeletal collections, age-at-death is the main variable explaining the distribution
of entheseal changes (ECs) in adults: older individuals tend to display more ECs and more …

Automated age‐at‐death estimation by cementochronology: Essential application or additional complication?

B Bertrand, M Vercauteren, E Cunha… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It has been repeatedly acknowledged that age‐at‐death estimation based on dental
cementum represents a partial and time‐consuming method that hinders adoption of this …

Bone mineral density in human femurs of documented age-at-death in a comparative context

E Gilissen, S Tayach, R Orban - Bulletins et mémoires de …, 2024 - journals.openedition.org
This contribution aims at answering the question of the how and the why of invasive, micro-
invasive and non-invasive analysis of anthropobiological remains, through the study of a …

Age‐related site‐specific modifications in diaphyseal structural properties of the human fibula: Furrows and cross‐sectional geometry

T Chevalier, M Tignères - American Journal of Physical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Fibular structure is related to locomotor behavior, which allows an exploration of
mobility in past human populations with diaphyseal cross‐sectional geometry (CSG) …

The Tooth Fairy collection (la collection Petite souris), a sample of documented human deciduous teeth at the University of Bordeaux, France

M Le Luyer, P Bayle - American Journal of Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this article is to describe the composition of the Tooth Fairy collection (collection
Petite souris as it is known in French), a documented sample of deciduous teeth from …

[PDF][PDF] Variation in cross-sectional cortical thickness in femora of documented age at death from Schoten (Belgium)

T Molleson, R Orban - Anthropologica et Præhistorica, 2019 - biblio.naturalsciences.be
Aim. To examine variation in femoral neck and cross-sectional cortical thickness in relation
to age at death. Material. Documented skeletons from the Schoten Collection in the Royal …