Age determination of the male Os pubis

Katz, Darryl; Suchey, Judy Myers

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“…Todd subsequently expanded his methodology to white females and black males and females (Todd, 1921a,b,c). More recently, Katz and Suchey (1986) refined the Todd phase method using a sample of modern autopsied remains from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. These authors concluded that the sex-and population-based differences had a marked impact on the reliability of the method.…”

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A test of Suchey–Brooks (pubic symphysis) and Buckberry–Chamberlain (auricular surface) methods on an identified Spanish sample: paleodemographic implications

San-Millán

Rissech

Turbón

2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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A test of Suchey–Brooks (pubic symphysis) and Buckberry–Chamberlain (auricular surface) methods on an identified Spanish sample: paleodemographic implications

San-Millán

Rissech

Turbón

2013

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Todd later expanded the method to include white females and black males and females [15][16][17]. More recently, Katz and Suchey [18], refined the Todd phase method using a sample of modern autopsied remains from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. They concluded that sex-and population-based differences have a considerable impact on the reliability of the method.…”

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A comparison of three established age estimation methods on an adult Spanish sample

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Most current methods for adult skeletal age-at-death estimation are based on American samples comprising individuals of European and African ancestry. Our limited understanding of population variability hampers our efforts to apply these techniques to various skeletal populations around the world, especially in global forensic contexts. Further, documented skeletal samples are rare, limiting our ability to test our techniques. The objective of this paper is to test three pelvic macroscopic methods (1-Suchey-Brooks; 2-Lovejoy; 3-Buckberry and Chamberlain) on a documented modern Spanish sample. These methods were selected because they are popular among Spanish anthropologists and because they never have been tested in a Spanish sample. The study sample consists of 80 individuals (55 ♂ and 25 ♀) of known sex and age from the Valladolid collection. Results indicate that in all three methods, levels of bias and inaccuracy increase with age. The Lovejoy method performs poorly (27%) compared with Suchey-Brooks (71%) and Buckberry and Chamberlain (86%). However, the levels of correlation between phases and chronological ages are low and comparable in the three methods (< 0.395). The apparent accuracy of the Suchey-Brooks and Buckberry and Chamberlain methods is largely based on the broad width of the methods' estimated intervals. This study suggests that before systematic application of these three methodologies in Spanish populations, further statistical modeling and research into the co-variance of chronological age with morphological change is necessary. Future methods should be developed specific to various world populations, and should allow for both precision and flexibility in age estimation. However, the levels of correlation between phases and chronological ages are low and comparable in the three methods (< 0.395). The apparent accuracy of the Suchey-Brooks and Buckberry and Chamberlain methods is largely based on the broad width of the methods' estimated intervals. This study suggests that before systematic application of these three methodologies in Spanish populations, further statistical modeling and research into the co-variance of chronological age with morphological change is necessary. Future methods should be developed specific to various world populations, and should allow for both precision and flexibility in age estimation.3

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“…When methods based on, for example, the pubic symphysis [51][52][53][54][55][56] and auricular surface [57][58][59][60][61] are considered, it is clear that their mean errors are also high. It seems that age estimation in adults still remains challenging, and that the Lamendin and modified Lamendin techniques are probably on par with other methods used in adult age estimation.…”

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A test of the Lamendin method of age estimation in South African canines

Ackermann

Steyn

2014

Forensic Science International

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Age estimation in unknown adult skeletons remains a considerable problem in forensic anthropology. In 1992, Lamendin and colleagues published a non-destructive method of age estimation on single rooted teeth. With this method, periodontosis and root transparency are judged against root height, and these are then used in regression formulae to estimate age.The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of the Lamendin method on a large sample of canines of South Africans, and if necessary to adapt the formulae for this population. A sample of known sex, age and population group was used. This included 537 upper and lower canines from 498 skulls, and included black males, black females, white males and white females. The age of the individuals ranged from 20 to 90 years. The original formulae gave relatively poor results, and in an attempt to obtain better accuracy the formulae were adapted with the current data. Even after adaptation of the formulae, the highest correlation between estimated age and actual age remained low (R 2 = 0.41), with mean errors ranging between 12 and 15 years. Periodontosis was better correlated with age than root transparency. The accuracy of the method was found to be much lower than what was originally published, but probably reflects biological reality and is on a par with other methods of adult age estimation.2

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Age determination of the male Os pubis

Cited by 272 publications

References 10 publications

A test of Suchey–Brooks (pubic symphysis) and Buckberry–Chamberlain (auricular surface) methods on an identified Spanish sample: paleodemographic implications

A test of Suchey–Brooks (pubic symphysis) and Buckberry–Chamberlain (auricular surface) methods on an identified Spanish sample: paleodemographic implications

A comparison of three established age estimation methods on an adult Spanish sample

A test of the Lamendin method of age estimation in South African canines

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