Determining the sex of human remains through cranial morphology
Determining the sex of human remains through cranial morphology
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DOI：
10.1520/jfs2003385
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发表时间：
2005-05-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Rogers, TL
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作者：
Rogers, TL
性别决定是生物学特征描述的基础，然而，很少有定性的颅骨性别决定方法得到验证。这项分析检查了17个头骨形态特征的准确性和精密度，这些特征通常用于确定未知骨骼遗骸的性别。样本由46个来自加拿大贝尔维尔19世纪世纪圣托马斯圣公会教堂墓地的已鉴定头骨组成。鼻口、颧骨延伸、颧骨大小/皱褶和眶上嵴被证明是最有用的;其次是颏形和项嵴;乳突大小是第三考虑因素;鼻大小和下颌联合/支大小排名第四;前额形状排名第五，腭大小/形状排名第六。头骨大小/结构提供了一个内部标准，以评估其他性状的相对大小。这项研究是一个必要的步骤，在建立可信度的形态性别决定方面的Daubert和Mohan标准，可受理的法院法律。
Sex determination is the keystone of a biological profile, yet few qualitative methods of cranial sex determination have been tested. This analysis examines the accuracy and precision of 17 morphological features of the skull commonly used to determine the sex of unknown skeletal remains. The sample consists of 46 identified skulls from the 19th century St. Thomas' Anglican Church Cemetery in Belleville, Canada. Nasal aperature, zygomatic extension, malar size/rugosity, and supraorbital ridge proved the most useful; of secondary value are chin form and nuchal crest: mastoid size is of tertiary consideration; nasal size and mandibular symphysis/ramus size rank fourth; forehead shape ranks fifth-, and palate size/shape are sixth. Skull size/architecture provides an internal standard to assess the relative sizes of other traits. This research is a necessary step in establishing the credibility of morphological sex determination with respect to the Daubert and Mohan criteria for admissibility in a court of law.