Sample-specific (universal) metric approaches for determining the sex of immature human skeletal remains using permanent tooth dimensions

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-168

  Cardoso, Hugo F V ^a  

^a Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Archaeological samples; Lisbon collection; Permanent dentition; Sex determination; Subadults; Tooth size

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARCHAEOLOGY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SKELETON;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 35748972623     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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