Sex assessment of the femur: A test of a new method
- 1 May 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 50 (4) , 635-637
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330500415
Abstract
Simple and multiple discriminant functions using mid-shaft femoral circumference for the determination of sex were used to test a sexing method recently proposed by Black. The method was able to correctly assign sex for 82% of the sample, which consisted of 115 North American White femora of verified age and sex. Circumference proved as accurate as any other criteria that have been used in sexing the femur. This suggests a usefulness beyond the limited archaeological scope originally proposed by Black.Keywords
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