Table 2.

Recommendations for minimum recorded data related to the SVP biomarkers.

Biomarker	Recorded Data
Porotic lesions of the skull (porotic hyperostosis, cribra orbitalia)	Present/Absent
	Active/Healed
Craniofacial fluctuating asymmetry	Digitize 3D cranial landmarks at minimum
Oral Health (Overall)	Condition (good, fair, poor)
	Teeth = present, some antemortem tooth loss, advanced antemortem tooth loss, edentulous
Caries	Present/Absent
	Location
Abscesses	Present/Absent
	Location
Antemortem tooth loss	Present/Absent
	Location
Calculus	Present/Absent
	Location
Enamel defects	Present/Absent
	Frequency
Medical treatment (veneers, braces, bridges, etc.)	Present/Absent
	Location
	Type
Post-cranial porotic lesions (e.g., scurvy)	Present/Absent
	Location
	Active/Healed
	Differential diagnosis of condition
Thoracic and lumbar vertebral neural canal size	Vertebra location
	Maximum anteroposterior and transverse diameters of the vertebral neural canal space
Severe/untreated manageable chronic skeletal conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)	Present/Absent
	Location
	Active/Healed
	Differential diagnosis of condition
Isolated, improperly set fractures	Present/Absent
	Location
	Active/Healed
	Related conditions (e.g., pseudoarthrosis, malunion)
Repetitive fractures or injuries	Present/Absent
	Location
	Active/Healed
	Related conditions (e.g., pseudoarthrosis, malunion)
Evidence of medical treatment (e.g., joint replacement, remediated cranial fracture)	Present/Absent
	Location
	Type
Evidence of gender-affirming surgeries	Present/Absent
	Location
	Type
Early onset of age-related pathological conditions (e.g., osteoarthritis)	Present/Absent
	Location
	Type
Early age-at-death	Known or estimated age-at-death
Overall nourishment/body condition	Description, e.g., adequately nourished, obese, cachectic, muscular
	Body mass index could be calculated from height and weight