“…Moreover, the high success rate in these two studies may be due to the existence of individually related differences. Previous studies of the Sudanese reveal moderate to high degrees of sexual dimorphism when using limbs [2,3] and crania [4]. The results of this study, including the dimensions, shapes and directions of rugae palatinae, lack this discriminatory ability, thus indicating that the rugae palatinae is not an effective tool for the assigning of sex and signifying the need to assess the discriminative capability of other aspects of Sudanese Nubians.…”