Meindl R S, Lovejoy C O
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1985 Sep;68(1):57-66. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330680106.
A new method for estimation of age-at-death based on the degree of suture closure is presented. The method employs simple ectocranial scoring of specific sites on the external table. Composite scores for two groups of sutures, lateral-anterior and vault systems, which are used to provide estimates of age-at-death, have been developed from a sample of 236 crania from the Hamann-Todd Collection. A variety of tests show that the lateral-anterior sutures are superior to the sutures of the vault, that ectocranial is superior to endocranial observation, and that age estimates are independent of race and sex. It is concluded that suture closure can provide valuable estimates of age-at-death in both archaeological and forensic contexts when used in conjunction with other skeletal age indicators.
本文提出了一种基于缝合线闭合程度估算死亡年龄的新方法。该方法对外板上的特定部位进行简单的颅外评分。从哈曼 - 托德藏品中的236个颅骨样本中得出了两组缝合线（外侧 - 前部和颅顶系统）的综合评分，用于估算死亡年龄。各种测试表明，外侧 - 前部缝合线优于颅顶缝合线，颅外观察优于颅内观察，并且年龄估计与种族和性别无关。得出的结论是，当与其他骨骼年龄指标结合使用时，缝合线闭合情况在考古和法医背景下都能为死亡年龄提供有价值的估计。
