2010
DOI: 10.1007/s13219-010-0023-x
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Metric sex determination from the basal region of the occipital bone in a documented french sample

Abstract: The determination of sex from human skeletal remains is of fundamental importance in both medicolegal and bioarchaeological investigations. In the present study, the basal region of the occipital bone in a documented French collection was analyzed for sex differences using standard osteometric techniques. The results demonstrated that a low level of sexual dimorphism is present in the cranial base of this sample, with few of the measured variables exhibiting statistically significant differences between the se… Show more

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“…For dimensions of the cranial base, the percent accuracy of correct sex classification for both multivariate and univariate analyses ranged between 54.7 and 72.1%. These classification accuracy rates are slightly higher than those observed for measurements of the foramen magnum, occipital condyles, and intercondylar region in the Olivier collection (12). In that previous study, allocation accuracies for the aforementioned skeletal structures ranged between only 53.0 and 67.7%.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 64%
“…For dimensions of the cranial base, the percent accuracy of correct sex classification for both multivariate and univariate analyses ranged between 54.7 and 72.1%. These classification accuracy rates are slightly higher than those observed for measurements of the foramen magnum, occipital condyles, and intercondylar region in the Olivier collection (12). In that previous study, allocation accuracies for the aforementioned skeletal structures ranged between only 53.0 and 67.7%.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 64%
“…Macaluso [17] found that the LLC and MnID had a low discriminatory power in sexual dimorphism in the French population with an accuracy rate of 67.7%. Moreover, Gapert et al [14], who studied the FM diameters in the European population, did not find any sexual dimorphism to determine unknown sex.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Using standard calipers and goniometry, eleven parameters were analyzed. They were: antero-posterior, transverse and height diameters of the occipital condyles, distance of posterior border of the OC from opisthion and distance of anterior border of OC from basion (Macaluso, 2011). The measurements were made separately for the right and left sides.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%