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Skeletal histomorphometry

Microscopic counting of secondary osteons and fragmentary osteons per unit area of cortical bone cross-section as a supplementary age indicator; requires destructive sampling but provides age-related information independent of surface morphological changes.

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ADBOU transition analysisCranial suture closureDental cementum annulationsEctocranial scoringIscan-Loth methodMeindl-Lovejoy vault systemOver-50 ceilingSternal rib endWormian bones

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