A review of sex estimation techniques during examination of skeletal remains in forensic anthropology casework

K Krishan, PM Chatterjee, T Kanchan, S Kaur… - Forensic science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sex estimation is considered as one of the essential parameters in forensic anthropology
casework, and requires foremost consideration in the examination of skeletal remains …

Forensic investigation of burnt human remains

K Imaizumi - Research and Reports in Forensic Medical Science, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In forensic casework, it is vital to be able to obtain valuable information from burnt bone
fragments to ascertain the identity of the victim. Burnt bones show significant alterations both …

A comparison of proteomic, genomic, and osteological methods of archaeological sex estimation

T Buonasera, J Eerkens, A de Flamingh, L Engbring… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Sex estimation of skeletons is fundamental to many archaeological studies. Currently, three
approaches are available to estimate sex–osteology, genomics, or proteomics, but little is …

Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield'and the life history of a high-status woman

C Cavazzuti, T Hajdu, F Lugli, A Sperduti, M Vicze… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26
cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle …

Towards a new osteometric method for sexing ancient cremated human remains. Analysis of Late Bronze Age and Iron Age samples from Italy with gendered grave …

C Cavazzuti, B Bresadola, C d'Innocenzo, S Interlando… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Sex estimation of human remains is one of the most important research steps for physical
anthropologists and archaeologists dealing with funerary contexts and trying to reconstruct …

DNA survival and physical and histological properties of heat-induced alterations in burnt bones

K Imaizumi, K Taniguchi, Y Ogawa - International journal of legal medicine, 2014 - Springer
During forensic casework, it is vital to be able to obtain valuable information from burnt bone
fragments to ascertain the identity of the victim. Here, we report the findings of an …

Osteometric sex determination of burned human skeletal remains

D Gonçalves, TJU Thompson, E Cunha - Journal of forensic and legal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Sex determination of human burned skeletal remains is extremely hard to achieve because
of heat-related fragmentation, warping and dimensional changes. In particular, the latter is …

Sexing the bony labyrinth: A morphometric investigation in a subadult and adult Belgian identified sample

A Boucherie, C Polet, P Lefèvre… - Journal of forensic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In forensic anthropology, sex estimation is a fundamental step in assessing individual
biological profiles when analyzing human skeletons. Yet, current methods are not reliable …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical trace XRF analysis to detect sharp force trauma in fresh and burned bone

J Rosa, LAEB de Carvalho, MT Ferreira, D Gonçalves… - Science & Justice, 2022 - Elsevier
Forensic anthropologists may not always be able to differentiate heat-induced fractures from
fractures with other aetiologies, namely sharp force traumas, with clear nefarious impact on …

Sex estimation from the calcaneus and talus using discriminant function analysis and its possible application in fossil remains

C Alonso-Llamazares, A Pablos - Archaeological and Anthropological …, 2019 - Springer
Foot bones have been shown to be sexually dimorphic and they are frequently used for sex
estimation. In this study, we estimated the sex based on the calcaneus and the talus of a …