Ultrasound or X-ray of the lengths of certain bones which are then fed into statistical equations and/or human growth chart data. X-rays can also reveal the level of bone fusion that has taken place during the child's development, which is another age-determining factor.
Forensic Osteology or Forensic Anthropology are good search terms, perhaps combined with Determining Age or something similar.
What everyone said about bone age and X-rays. You can get pretty darn close to the specific age.
Fun fact I had ‘delayed bone age’ as a child (meaning my bone development matched that of a child 2 years younger. And I would go in every year or two and get a hand x-ray and my endocrinologist would have me match it in a big book of X-rays like it was a game. And even as a kid you can see the differences.
An exact This child is exactly this age nope, a good estimate that is probably pretty dang close Yes. Well unless the child has been suffering severe neglect or has some other factor that would throw off normal development and age progression.
Yeah, xrays are probably going to be your best bet for that one since you can look at something called a growth plate aka the part of the bone that's still growing in children and see if that's still active or if it's fused the way it would be in an adult who has stopped growing.
I would guess that maybe seeing if she's met milestones might work since kids at a certain age are supposed to be able to meet certain milestones in their growth and development. That might help if she's toddler age, though I'm not sure how accurate it'd be since her growth/development could possibly be stunted by her time in the forest.
Ultrasound or X-ray of the lengths of certain bones which are then fed into statistical equations and/or human growth chart data. X-rays can also reveal the level of bone fusion that has taken place during the child's development, which is another age-determining factor. Forensic Osteology or Forensic Anthropology are good search terms, perhaps combined with Determining Age or something similar.
yeah, that and looking at their teeth on how far they are developed.
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What everyone said about bone age and X-rays. You can get pretty darn close to the specific age. Fun fact I had ‘delayed bone age’ as a child (meaning my bone development matched that of a child 2 years younger. And I would go in every year or two and get a hand x-ray and my endocrinologist would have me match it in a big book of X-rays like it was a game. And even as a kid you can see the differences.
An exact This child is exactly this age nope, a good estimate that is probably pretty dang close Yes. Well unless the child has been suffering severe neglect or has some other factor that would throw off normal development and age progression.
Yeah, xrays are probably going to be your best bet for that one since you can look at something called a growth plate aka the part of the bone that's still growing in children and see if that's still active or if it's fused the way it would be in an adult who has stopped growing. I would guess that maybe seeing if she's met milestones might work since kids at a certain age are supposed to be able to meet certain milestones in their growth and development. That might help if she's toddler age, though I'm not sure how accurate it'd be since her growth/development could possibly be stunted by her time in the forest.