Lovejoy C O, Meindl R S, Pryzbeck T R, Mensforth R P
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1985 Sep;68(1):15-28. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330680103.
A new method for the determination of adult skeletal age at death based upon chronological changes in the auricular surface of the ilium is presented. Formal stages have been constructed following extensive tests and refinements in observations made of such changes. Two completely "blind" tests were conducted to assess the accuracy and bias of the new method. Results show that the system is equally accurate to pubic symphyseal aging (although somewhat more difficult to apply), and also carries the advantages of a higher preservation rate for the auricular surface in archaeological populations and continued age-related change beyond the fifth decade.
本文提出了一种基于髂骨耳状面随时间变化来确定成人死亡时骨骼年龄的新方法。在对这些变化进行广泛测试和细化观察后，构建了正式的阶段。进行了两项完全“盲测”以评估新方法的准确性和偏差。结果表明，该系统与耻骨联合老化的准确性相当（尽管应用起来有点困难），并且在考古人群中具有耳状面保存率更高以及在五十岁以后仍有与年龄相关变化的优点。
