Sex and Ancestry Estimation Using the Base of the Cranium

Discriminant function analysis was employed to test sexual dimorphism and ancestral differences in the basicrania of European Americans and African Americans. The data used was originally collected on crania from the Terry and Bass III Donated Collections, using a three-dimensional digitizer. The data was converted to linear data using the method of Franklin et al. (2005). The results showed that sexual dimorphism and ancestral differences do exist in the cranial base of European and African Americans and individuals can be correctly classified at rates ranging from 75% to 80.4%, depending on the analysis.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Montana

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Carlisle, David Andrew

• ancestry
• base of cranium
• estimation
• forensic anthropology
• sex

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/875

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1894