Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton

History, Methods, and Emerging Techniques

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Paperback, blz. | Engels
Elsevier Science | e druk, 2020
ISBN13: 9780128157671
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Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a comprehensive work on the theory, methods, and current issues for sexing human skeletal remains. This work provides practitioners a starting point for research and practice on sex estimation to assist with the identification and analysis of human remains. It contains a collection of the latest scientific research, using metric and morphological methods, and contains case studies, where relevant, to highlight methodological application to real cases. This volume presents a truly comprehensive representation of the current state of sex estimation while also detailing the history and how we got to this point.

Divided into three main sections, this reference text first provides an introduction to the book and to sex estimation overall, including a history, practitioner preferences, and a deeper understanding of biological sex. The second section addresses the main methodological areas used to estimate sex, including metric and morphological methods, statistical applications, and software. Each chapter topic provides a review of older techniques and emphasizes the latest research and methodological improvements. Chapters are written by practicing physical anthropologists and also include their latest research on the topics, as well as relevant case studies. The third section addresses current considerations and future directions for sex estimation in forensic and bioarchaeological contexts, including DNA, secular change, and medical imaging Sex Estimation of the Human Skeleton is a one-of-a-kind resource for those involved in estimating the sex of human skeletal remains.

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ISBN13:9780128157671
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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<p>Part 1 Introduction to sex estimation<br>1. A history of sex estimation of human skeletal remains<br>2. Practitioner preferences for sex estimation from human skeletal remains<br>3. Applications of sex estimation in paleoanthropology, bioarchaeology, and forensic anthropology<br>4. The confusion between biological sex and gender and potential implications of misinterpretations<br>5. Effect of sex misclassification on the skeletal biological profile</p> <p>Part 2 Methods for sex estimation<br>Section A Morphological<br>6. Pelvis morphology<br>7. Adult sex estimation from cranial morphoscopic traits<br>8. Analyses of the postcranial skeleton for sex estimation<br>9. Parturition markers and skeletal sex estimation<br> Section B Metric<br>10. Dentition in the estimation of sex<br>11. Metric methods for estimating sex utilizing the pelvis<br>12. Sexual dimorphism variation in Fordisc samples<br>Section C Statistics & databases<br>13. Statistical and machine learning approaches to sex estimation<br>14. Subadult sex estimation<br>15. DSP: A probabilistic approach to sex estimation free from population specificity using os coxae measurements<br>16. MorphoPASSE: Morphological pelvis and skull sex estimation program</p> <p>Part 3 Current considerations/topics<br>17. Factors of population variation in sex estimation methodology<br>18. Secular change<br>19. The effects of skeletal asymmetry on accurate sex classification<br>20. Cognitive bias in sex estimation: The influence of context on forensic decision-making<br>21. Sex determination using DNA and its impact on biological anthropology<br>22. The application of medical imaging to the anthropological estimation of sex</p>

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