Month: February 2025

Sex Estimation – Determining biological sex from skeletal features, primarily the pelvis and skull.

Suture Closure – The gradual fusion of cranial sutures, used to estimate age in skeletal remains.

Epiphyseal Fusion – The process by which growth plates in bones close, used in age estimation.

Postcranial Skeleton – The bones of the body excluding the skull.

Cranial Morphology – The study of skull shape and structure to infer ancestry, health, and development.

Ossification – The process by which bone tissue is formed.

Bone Remodeling – The continuous process of bone formation and resorption.

Osteology – The scientific study of bones and skeletal structures.

Skeletal Biology – The study of human bones to understand growth, development, and biological variation.