Abstract
The determination of age remains as an important tool towards establishment of identity of an individual. The Iscan's phase method for the estimation of adult age at death from the sternal extremity of the fourth rib was introduced in 1983. Over the years, numerous tests have confirmed the reliability of this technique on varied samples. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to apply rib phase standards to an Indian sample to test if the progression of morphological changes follow the same age sequence. This study introduces the sternal end of the rib as a site for age estimation by direct observation. The sample consisted of 101 male ribs of verified age, sex, and race. The ribs were assigned to one of nine phases (0through 8) based on changes noted at the costochondral junction. These included the formation of a pit, its depth and shape, configuration of the walls and rim surrounding it, and the overall texture and quality of the bone. It was revealed that the mean ages per phase were nearly identical in both Indians and American whites.
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