论文信息 - A blind test of mandibular morphology for sexing mandibles in the first few years of life.

A blind test of mandibular morphology for sexing mandibles in the first few years of life.

Loth and Henneberg ([2001] Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 115:179-186) proposed that consistent shape differences exist between male and female juvenile mandibles which can be used to predict sex with an accuracy of 81%. A sample of known sex and age from the Spitalfields Collection was examined blind twice and resulted in an overall accuracy of only 64%. The tests also showed that: 1) the method sexed males more reliably than females; and 2) consistency was low.

Louise Scheuer | L. Scheuer

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