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Scientists must spend hours researching when they have a new find.
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The scientist examines the child's cranium. He is looking for zigzagging lines that indicate age.
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| This is the skull of a male that died at age 16 | |
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The bones of an adult's cranium are solidly fused together. At birth, however, an infant's skull needs to have a degree of flexibility to pass through the birth canal without being damaged.
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