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MA student discovers new way of estimating age of skeletal remains

By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer CW: Mentions of violence in the third to last paragraph SFU archaeology MA student Deanna Smith discovered a new way to identify the age of skeletal remains at the time of death. Smith’s new approach includes measuring bones located in the skull, which could give a more accurate age identification in children’s remains.  In an interview with The Peak, Smith said physical anthropologists are often called out to criminal investigations. “It’s not unheard of, but thankfully uncommon, for child remains to be found.” Discovering the age of the individual narrows down the possible victim if…

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