A review of sex estimation techniques during examination of skeletal remains in forensic anthropology casework
Sex estimation is considered as one of the essential parameters in forensic anthropology
casework, and requires foremost consideration in the examination of skeletal remains …
casework, and requires foremost consideration in the examination of skeletal remains …
Proximal femur in biological profile estimation–Current knowledge and future directions
P Rattanachet - Legal Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
This review presents an overview of the forensic utilities of the proximal femur in the existing
literature. The proximal epiphysis of the femur bone is characterized as a skeletal structure …
literature. The proximal epiphysis of the femur bone is characterized as a skeletal structure …
A method for sex estimation using the proximal femur
The assessment of sex is crucial to the establishment of a biological profile of an unidentified
skeletal individual. The best methods currently available for the sexual diagnosis of human …
skeletal individual. The best methods currently available for the sexual diagnosis of human …
Main morphological characteristics and sexual dimorphism of hominin adult femora from the Sima de los Huesos Middle Pleistocene site (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain)
JM Carretero, L Rodríguez… - The Anatomical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The excellent fossil record from Sima de los Huesos (SH) includes three well‐known
complete adult femora and several partial specimens that have not yet been published in …
complete adult femora and several partial specimens that have not yet been published in …
Towards a new osteometric method for sexing ancient cremated human remains. Analysis of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from Italy with gendered grave …
C Cavazzuti, B Bresadola, C d'Innocenzo, S Interlando… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Sex estimation of human remains is one of the most important research steps for physical
anthropologists and archaeologists dealing with funerary contexts and trying to reconstruct …
anthropologists and archaeologists dealing with funerary contexts and trying to reconstruct …
Sex determination from the femur in Portuguese populations with classical and machine-learning classifiers
F Curate, C Umbelino, A Perinha, C Nogueira… - Journal of Forensic and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The assessment of sex is of paramount importance in the establishment of the biological
profile of a skeletal individual. Femoral relevance for sex estimation is indisputable …
profile of a skeletal individual. Femoral relevance for sex estimation is indisputable …
Estimation of sex from sternal measurements in a Western Australian population
D Franklin, A Flavel, A Kuliukas, A Cardini… - Forensic science …, 2012 - Elsevier
In Australia, particularly Western Australia, there is a relative paucity of contemporary
population-specific morphometric standards for the estimation of sex from unknown skeletal …
population-specific morphometric standards for the estimation of sex from unknown skeletal …
Cranio-facial bones evaluation based on clinical CT data for sex determination in Northwest Indian population
SK Battan, M Sharma, G Gakhar, M Garg, P Singh… - Legal Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
The skull and pelvis have been the first choice of bones for determination of unknown
human remains. The goal of the present study was to derive discriminant function equations …
human remains. The goal of the present study was to derive discriminant function equations …
A geometric-morphometric study of the Cretan humerus for sex identification
Various scholars have pioneered sex assessment from different parts of the skeleton based
on metrical or qualitative morphological characteristics. Lately though, a new technique …
on metrical or qualitative morphological characteristics. Lately though, a new technique …
Validation of anthropological measures of the human femur for sex estimation in Brazilians
The femur has been commonly employed for sex determination of human skeletal remains,
and it is a suitable alternative to the more sexually dimorphic pelvis when this skeletal region …
and it is a suitable alternative to the more sexually dimorphic pelvis when this skeletal region …