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Message 42 of 71 (317787)
06-05-2006 3:07 AM

Reply to: Message 41 by watzimagiga
06-05-2006 2:19 AM

Re: huh?

How can you tell how old a human was when it died from its fossil

Human bones undergo changes as the person ages. In the case of the skull its not one piece in the beginning as the person grows the bones of the skull fuse together.

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Message 45 of 71 (317982)
06-05-2006 2:54 PM

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06-05-2006 3:43 AM

Re: huh?

The skull was just an example of how bones change over time. Various other bones do various other things as the body ages.

Just a monkey in a long line of kings.
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Message 53 of 71 (318158)
06-05-2006 10:00 PM

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06-05-2006 9:35 PM

Re: Age at Death estimates

What do you think would happen if a fossil of a person who had lived 800 years was discovered? What age do you think it would be given? I would say its highly unlikely that it would be aged at 800.

I too doubt that it would be aged at 800 years, simply because we have nothing to compare the bones/wear too. But I think theres a good chance that it would be suspected to be of an unusually old age ie: 100+ when the neighbors life maxs out at 35.

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