This review covers the basic and most often used gross morphological methods, radiologically-based methods, biochemical methods, and radiocarbon dating.Keywords: skeletal, aging, human remains Introduction and background Identification of human remains almost always involves assessment of the age at death of the individual. 58 Uncovering the sources of DNA found on the Turin Shroud.

Forensic genomics as a novel tool for identifying the causes of mass mortality events.

Accepted for publication 4 November 2013 Published 5 February 2014 Volume 2014:4 Pages 3—9 DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RRFMS.

S35660 Checked for plagiarism Yes Review by Single-blind Peer reviewer comments 3 Chiara Villa, Niels Lynnerup Unit of Forensic Anthropology, Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Abstract: The age of an individual is often a fundamental piece of data in connection with forensic identification of unidentified bodies.

Age estimation techniques used in forensic science to assist in the personal identification of bodies can be broadly classified into morphological or biological techniques.

Biological age estimation techniques by using bone or teeth components include amino acid racemization and radiocarbon dating (C14 isotope).