A simple univariate technique for determining sex from fragmentary femora: its application to a Scottish short cist population.
A simple univariate technique for sexing individuals represented by fragmentary skeletal remains is described. The results obtained were highly consistent (about 90%) with those obtained by conventional analysis of pelvic and cranial morphology. It is suggested that using maximum anteroposterior diameter of the femoral shaft as a sex discriminator has advantages over midshaft circumference even when intact femora are available.
D000885:Anthropology, Physical; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010163:Paleontology; D012606:Scotland; D012732:Sex Determination Analysis