Abstract
Age estimation is a crucial parameter in forensic and archeological context. Age-at-death estimation is essential to reconstruct a biological profile, and therefore increasing the chances of identifying of the remains. Assessing age in archeological collections from a specific site offers important information on the demographics of that population. In addition, age estimation in the living is an increasing issue due to the migration crisis that takes place in different parts of the world. Age estimation of the living and the dead can be approached by skeletal, dental, histological, and biochemical means. Modern technologies and clinical images, such as CT scans, magnetic resonance images, or radiographs, are proving to become valuable sources for contemporary population data. Moreover, advances in biochemical techniques have allowed to open a new approach for age estimation that can be applied to all age ranges. Human age remains a subfield of forensic sciences that is constantly advancing with the ever-evolving fields of application. Nonetheless, technical possibilities need to always be weighed against their limitations as well as ethical considerations before embarking on a forensic analysis. Research on age estimation will be challenging and engaging professionals from multiple disciplines, be it the physical sciences, sociology, psychology, ethics, and even the law, for some time to come.
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