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Forensic sciences

Estimating Age of Death from Subadult Remains, Part 1

June 2023

The long-standing problem of estimating the age and sex of subadult skeletal remains has been significantly "solved" with the advances in understanding the growth and development patterns in the skeletons of young people. Kyra Stull, an anthropologist and forensic researcher at University of Nevada, Reno, and Danielle McLeod-Henning, a physical scientist at NIJ, share more about this research with NIJ writer and host Jim Dawson.

Just Science Podcast: Just Collaboration in Forensic Research

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Date Published
June 2023
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)