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Do bones change color with age? Understanding the science behind shifts in bone hue

While most people picture bones as a uniform, stark white, a healthy bone in a living person is actually a pinkish-white color due to a blood-rich outer layer called the periosteum. The question of whether **do bones change color with age** is a complex one, involving physiological shifts during life, drug side effects, and significant postmortem environmental and decompositional processes.

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How long do bones last before disintegrating? The factors that decide their fate

Although flesh and soft tissues decay within weeks or months, bones can persist for decades, centuries, or even millennia, depending heavily on the surrounding environmental conditions. The question of how long do bones last before disintegrating has no single answer, as the timeline is extremely variable and dependent on numerous factors, from climate to soil acidity.

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