ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

A Visual Method of Determining the Sex of Skeletal Remains Using the Distal Humerus
Rogers, TL
Simon Fraser University, B.C.

(Received 1 July 1997; accepted 21 May 1998)

Abstract

This study introduces a new method of determining sex based on four morphological features of the posterior, distal humerus. The technique was developed on a 20th century anatomy series, the University of Toronto Grant Skeletal Collection, and was tested on 35 known individuals from the University of New Mexico Documented Collection and 93 individuals from the William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection. Four statistically significant characteristics relating to the carrying angle of the arm are identified (p < 0.05). Together, they are capable of determining sex with 92% accuracy.

Keywords:
forensic science, forensic anthropology, physical anthropology, sex determination, humerus, carrying angle

Paper ID: JFS14411J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14411J
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