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Ancestry determination using geometric morphometrics
Ancestry identification is an important aspect in forensic anthropological investigations concerning the biological and social identity of unidentified human remains. Traditionally, ancestry is usually assessed by the visual examination of the shape and form of the features of the skull and/or …
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TEACHING OLD CALIPERS NEW TRICKS: USING CRANIOMETRICS FOR ANCESTRY ADMIXTURE ESTIMATION VIA FUZZY MATH
… in the early 1900s. However, most other ancestry determination methods come with a significant epistemological issue: they differentiate individuals into discrete categories without accounting for the issue of admixture. Advances in data mining and analysis techniques can now be used to …
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Ancestral and Sex Estimation Using E.A. Marino’s Analysis of the First Cervical Vertebra Applied to Three Modern Groups
… anthropologists have long sought to develop ancestry and sex determination methods using complete and fragmented skeletal elements. Ancestry is most commonly assessed using cranial traits. Sex is assessed using the os coxa and cranial traits. Post-cranial methods for identifying individuals …
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Ancestral and Sex Estimation Using E.A. Marino’s Analysis of the First Cervical Vertebra Applied to Three Modern Groups
… anthropologists have long sought to develop ancestry and sex determination methods using complete and fragmented skeletal elements. Ancestry is most commonly assessed using cranial traits. Sex is assessed using the os coxa and cranial traits. Post-cranial methods for identifying individuals …