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The weight of a complete skeleton depends on age, gender, race, and other factors, so there is no way to say all skeletons weigh this much, but it is usually between 14 and 20 percent of the original body weight.

One example I found is that an adult male weighing approximately 160 pounds might have a 30 pound skeleton.

See the related questions area for more information about individual bones.

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Human bone weight varies with size, but bone density ranges from 1200 mg/cm2 to less than half that value with increased age.

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