death+acres

Bare Bones

Flesh decays and bone endures

Bones heals from endures but there will always be evidence of what happened

When examining first goal is identification but ultimately you want to find the cause of death

Teeth are huge in helping determine the age

Knowing the bone and muscles before puberty and in a full grown body will help determine age and sex

Nose can be used to determine the race of body

Jaw and mouth can also help determine race

The coronal cranial suture- can be used to help tell the age

Big 4- SEX, AGE, RACE, and HEIGHT