Cranial suture closure. Its progress and age relationship. Part III.—Endocranial closure in adult males of Negro stock

Todd, T. Wingate; Lyon, D. W.

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“…Todd and Lyon [18][19][20][21] and Hrdlička's [22] have shown that skull sutures closed earlier on the endocranial surface than the ectocranial. They also found the former to be quite often more reliable as the outer sutures had ''lapsed union''.…”

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“…He, however, dismissed the suggestion that sutures were worthless in indicating the age of a given skull. Todd and Lyon [18][19][20][21] undertook extensive studies on the time of closure of the skull sutures. They examined male skulls of 307 whites and 120 Negroes and found that in the former, on the outer surface, the sagittal suture started to close at the age of 22 years and got completely closed at 35 years, the obliteration of the coronal suture commenced at 26 years and got completed by 42 years; the lambdoid suture showed commencement of closure at 26 years and was completely closed at 42 years.…”

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Time of closure of cranial sutures in northwest Indian adults

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Neelam

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Forensic Science International

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Time of closure of cranial sutures in northwest Indian adults

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Jit

Neelam

et al. 2005

Forensic Science International

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“…Although various methods using endocranial (internal) and/or ectocranial (external) fusion have been used to mark the progress of age, several studies have found age estimation based on cranial suture closure to be unreliable. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Despite possible sexua12t9 and i n t e r p o p u l a t i~n~,~,~ variation, three separate modern studies have resurrected cranial suture closure as an accurate indicator of age. Acsadi and Nemeskeri'O base their technique on endocranial union but warn that determination of age from suture closure is possible only between wide age limits.…”

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Cranial suture closure and its implications for age estimation

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1994

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Three age estimation techniques using ectocranial andlor endocranial suture closure are tested on a sample of known age from Spitalfields, London in order to determine the value of cranial suture closure as an indicator of age at death. The three techniques are those proposed by Acsadi and Nemeskeri, Meindl and Lovejoy and Perizonius. Results indicate that the A d d i and Nemeskeri technique, which is based on endocranial sutures, can be used to distinguish young and middleaged individuals in the Spitalfields sample but gives no information for crania over the age of 50 years. Age estimation using the Meindl and Lovejoy and Perizonius (Old system) techniques, which use ectocranial sutures, was found to be subject to a number of complicating factors, of which sexual dimorphism in the rate and pattern of closure is the most significant. A method of estimating age at death based on both endocranial and ectocranial suture closure is developed on the basis of the Spitalfields sample. The technique attempts to overcome some of the problems associated with both intra-and interpopulation variation in cranial suture closure. For a truly accurate ageestimation technique based on cranial suture closure we would need to know more about the causes and functions of suture closure in human populations.

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“…Because the remains are highly fragmented, adult age-at-death estimates are difficult and could not be calculated by the degree of cranial suture fusion (Todd and Lyon 1925a, 1925b, 1925c(2); Meindl and Lovejoy 1985;Mann et al 1987), the morphological changes in the auricular surface of the os coxae Meindl and Lovejoy 1989;Ubelaker 1999) or the pubic symphysis (Todd 1920(Todd , 1921Brooks and Suchey 1990). In instances where partial or complete mandibles with in situ molars were recovered, occlusal wear patterns were used to estimate age-at-death ranges.…”

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The rock-cut tomb of Bolores (Torres Vedras): an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the social landscape of the Late Neolithic/Copper Age of the Iberian Peninsula

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To better understand the sociopolitical landscape of the Portuguese Estremadura during the Late Neolithic/Copper Age, interdisciplinary excavations were conducted at Bolores (Torres Vedras), in the Sizandro River Valley. Following a test season in 1986, a University of Iowa team conducted four campaigns between 2007 and 2012. Bolores is a rock-cut tomb used primarily between 2800-2600 cal BC for the burial of adults, adolescents, and children (MNI=36). The architectural, material cultural, and bioarchaeological evidence suggests that Bolores housed the remains of a distinctive group of local individuals who marked their difference from other burial populations in the Sizandro and Estremadura through material culture and tomb architecture. Social differences were denoted spatially and through offerings of material goods. No social stratification is evident, however, that would suggest a state-level society: there are no wealthy child burials and no significant health or dietary disparities within this population or between it and others in the region. RESUMEN

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Cranial suture closure. Its progress and age relationship. Part III.—Endocranial closure in adult males of Negro stock

Cited by 52 publications

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Time of closure of cranial sutures in northwest Indian adults

Time of closure of cranial sutures in northwest Indian adults

Cranial suture closure and its implications for age estimation

The rock-cut tomb of Bolores (Torres Vedras): an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the social landscape of the Late Neolithic/Copper Age of the Iberian Peninsula

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