110(S-07-2) Sex determination of modern Japanese skeletons based on pelvic morphology

The sex determination of human skeletons is an important method for physical anthropology. The determination of sex based on adult skulls depends on the large size and robustness of male skulls relative to female ones. Dimorphic criteria of the pelvis, on the other hand, include the greater sciatic...

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Published inAnthropological Science Vol. 119; no. 3; p. 301
Main Authors Nagaoka T, MORITA W, HIRATA K
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Anthropological Society of Nippon 2011
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Summary:The sex determination of human skeletons is an important method for physical anthropology. The determination of sex based on adult skulls depends on the large size and robustness of male skulls relative to female ones. Dimorphic criteria of the pelvis, on the other hand, include the greater sciatic notch, preauricular sulcus, ventral arc, subpubic concavity, and medial aspect of the ischiopubic ramus the use of pelves and lead to more accurate diagnoses. Recent advance of sex determination are characterized by a production of new diagnostic criteria, calculation of population-specific discriminant functions, and employment of decision tree analysis. The purpose of this study is to test the criteria of preceding studies by applying to modern Japanese pelves.
ISSN:0918-7960