Exocranial surfaces for sex assessment of the human cranium

Highlights • We tested sex determination from exocranial meshes using an innovative approach. • A quick and useful method for forensic casework or bioarcheology was introduced. • Sexual dimorphism of a current European population was displayed. • We found that sexual dimorphism of cranial form and s...

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Published in:Forensic science international 2016-12, Vol.269, p.70-77
Main Authors: Musilová, Barbora, Dupej, Ján, Velemínská, Jana, Chaumoitre, Kathia, Bruzek, Jaroslav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Accuracy
Age
Anthropology
Biological anthropology
Biological identification
Classification
Computer aided tomography
Exocranium
Females
Forensic anthropology
Forensic osteology
Forensic sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Males
Medical imaging
Pathology
Populations
Sex
Sex estimation
Skull
Studies
Trends
Virtual anthropology
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Summary:Highlights • We tested sex determination from exocranial meshes using an innovative approach. • A quick and useful method for forensic casework or bioarcheology was introduced. • Sexual dimorphism of a current European population was displayed. • We found that sexual dimorphism of cranial form and shape diminished with age.
ISSN:0379-0738
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DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.11.006