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Evaluation of discriminant functions for sexing skulls from visually assessed traits applied in the Rainer Osteological Collection (Bucharest, Romania).
Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 1 Dec 2014
Soficaru A, Constantinescu M, Culea M, Ionică C
Abstract excerpt
The sexing of human skeletal remains based on visual scoring of descriptive traits on the skull is useful for both forensic and bioarchaeological studies, given that many such features preserve well in the field and can be assessed quickly. The goal of our work is to evaluate the accuracy of this method on an age-balanced, known sex, random sample of 360 modern adult crania in the Rainer Osteological Collection....
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