A method for estimating age of medieval sub-adults from infancy to adulthood based on long bone length.

Objectives: To develop a series of regression equations for estimating age from length of long bones for archaeological sub-adults when aging from dental development cannot be performed. Further, to compare derived ages when using these regression equations, and two other methods.

Material And Methods: A total of 183 skeletal sub-adults from the Danish medieval period, were aged from radiographic images.

A method for estimating age of Danish medieval sub-adults based on long bone length.

The preferred method for aging archaeological sub-adult skeletons is by dental examination. In cases where no dental records are available, age estimation may be performed according to epiphyseal union, skeletal elements or diaphyseal lengths. Currently no data have been produced specifically for aging archaeological Danish sub-adults from the medieval period based on diaphyseal lengths.