Estimating age at death using the sternal end of the fourth ribs from Mexican males.
The indicators proposed by İşcan et al. (1984) are said to reflect age changes that occur in the sternal end of the fourth rib. These indicators have been used to estimate age-at-death in adult skeletal samples. However, Isçan et al. developed their methods using a forensic sample from Florida (U.S.A.). In order to test the reproducibility of those methods we evaluate its accuracy for the fourth ribs by applying it to a sample of known age and sex but of different biological affinity: modern males from Mexico City. We found that the method developed by İşcan et al. underestimates age-at-death in the Mexican sample.
Pima County Medical Examiner Forensic Science Center, 2825 E. District Street, Tucson, AZ 85714, USA; School of Anthropology, The University of Arizona, 1009 E. South Campus Drive, Tucson, AZ 85721-0030, USA. Electronic address: cerezorj@email.arizona.edu.
Jessica Inés
JI
Cerezo-Román
Centro INAH Sonora, Jesús García final s/n, Col. La Matanza, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico. Electronic address: patriciaolga.hernndezespinoza@gmail.com.
Patricia Olga
PO
Hernández Espinoza
D000328:Adult; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton / Q000379:methods*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012272:Ribs / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D055815:Young Adult
Age estimation; Forensic science; Mexican population; Osteology; Sternal end of the ribs