Abstract: Morphological features of 180 human symphysis of the pubis af different sex and age were studied. The results of this research were tested in 10 cases. We found that the age of the dead can be fairly accurately estimated by the changes in the morpho_x001F_logical features of the symphysis pubis, with an error of only 土 1一2 years. Other relevant questions are also discussed in this paper.

Key words: Symphysis pubis; Morphological Changes; Age estimation