 The occurrence of trauma is dissected into three stages which are ante- mortem, peri- mortem and post- mortem trauma.While peri- and post- mortem trauma that occurred simultaneously cannot provide hints for forensic pathologists and anthropologists, post- mortem trauma that occured after the decomposition stage reveals the distinction between damage inflicted on dried and de- fleshed bones.Skeletal age estimation is written in the format of ranges because an individual’s chronological age does not necessarily parallels his or her biological age.