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Accuracy and precision were analyzed for each age group in considering postmortem intervals and taphonomical conditions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A strong correlation was found between chronological age and estimates (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> =\u2009.927; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> =\u2009.000) but results reveal an association between readability of incremental lines and chronological age (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u2009.05) and a notable difference in both precision and accuracy between individuals under and over 50\u2009years. Results also demonstrate that taphonomy can be a serious obstacle increasing imprecision by a factor of three.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Improperly adopted, cementochronology can lead to precise but inaccurate estimations. 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