How can the skull be used to determine age?

Answer 1

You can tell by the density if it is not so dense it could be old or very young for an old person their bones are more bridle and a young person is more smooth you may also tell by the height of all the skeleton together

Answer 2

There are several indicators that can give us an indication of how old a skeleton is. Markers that show if a skeleton is over the age of 25 years old are the collarbone as it stops growing around 25 years.

Answer 3

In forensic anthropology, the skull can be used to estimate age by examining the development and fusion of cranial sutures, tooth eruption and wear patterns, and changes in size and shape of specific areas of the skull such as the eye sockets and the jaws. These methods can provide an approximate age range of an individual at the time of death.

Answer 4

i don't really know but i know they look at how tall he/she is then find out where the bone came from. or i think the take a some DNA

Answer 5

carbon dating