R_AGE: Refining AGE-at-Death Estimates through Late-Maturing Skeletal Markers

Article Article professionnel Article R_AGE: Refining AGE-at-Death Estimates through Late-Maturing Skeletal Markers eng 2025 author Paszkowiak Axelle 419830 author Desideri Jocelyne 0000-0003-1372-7420 89942 Administration de la section de biologie (BIAD) 27-29 1420-4835 Estimating age-at-death is a central aspect of bioanthropology, as it allows researchers to reconstruct part of an individual’s biological identity or to analyze mortuary recruitment within a necropolis in an archaeological context. Among the various age categories, immature individuals occupy a particularly significant place in bioanthropological studies. Their skeletons, still undergoing growth, display a series of developmental markers that enable a relatively precise estimation of age-at-death. In adults, determining age-at-death is often challenging, because most bones have reached full maturity and undergo remodeling that varies between individuals. By contrast, young adults represent a particularly interesting category for bioanthropology, as their skeletons still exhibit signs of bone maturation. This master’s research project aims to improve the identification of young adults and refine age-at-death estimates by focusing on three late-maturing skeletal markers. To achieve this, we are working with individuals from the Simon Reference Collection of identified skeletons, for whom the age-at-death is known. Bioanthropologie Méthodologie Âge Collection de référence Dewey 570 30 Section de biologie 16 false 1230 Laboratoire Archéologie africaine & Anthropologie Bulletin de la Société suisse d'anthropologie 27 25dd76cf-b04e-4ebd-a667-ef7961d9591b Article (Published version) Public Bulletin_2025_AP_JD.pdf 342747 application/pdf fd0d5586710dac882c6155f4c3839a83c93dbda64d3bd552c6605e68074d4c92 openAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de biologie

Title	Published in	Access level	OA Policy	Year	Views	Downloads

R_AGE: Refining AGE-at-Death Estimates through Late-Maturing Skeletal Markers	Bulletin de la Société suisse d'anthropologie			2025	11	27

Archive ouverte UNIGE

Paszkowiak, Axelle