Sex determination of infant and juvenile skeletons: I. Morphognostic features

Schutkowski, Holger

doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330900206

Cited by 316 publications

(240 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

177

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Recommendations from Schutkowski (1993) were taken into account for adolescents, some of which appear to show traits more compatible with males, particularly a narrow sciatic notch.…”

Section: Age and Sexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy)

Sparacello

Roberts

Canci

et al. 2016

International Journal of Paleopathology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Abstract: The aim of this research was to gain insights on the timeline of progression of osteoarticular tuberculosis (TB) in people from the Neolithic period by using skeletal traits that are independent of the bony lesions. The body proportions and postcranial mechanical strength of bones from two individuals from Liguria in northwestern Italy (Arene Candide 5, adolescent, and Arma dell'Aquila 1, adult), were compared with the rest of the Ligurian Neolithic skeletal series (45 individuals). If TB led to wasting of the skeleton and lack of normal function which endured for years, as often happens today, a clear signature of postcranial gracility and disruption of development should be apparent. Conversely, rapid progress of the disease would leave little systemic macroscopic change in the skeleton, except for the bony lesions directly caused by the TB pathogen, suggesting a different level of bacterial virulence in the past. The extreme biomechanical gracility observed in the lower limb of Arene Candide 5 suggests a period of compromised diaphyseal periosteal apposition during ontogeny due to metabolic disturbances likely linked to TB. Results suggest that, in Neolithic Liguria, TB in humans saw a slow, chronic progression, which is characteristic of diseases with long histories of host-pathogen coevolution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

show abstract

“…Recommendations from Schutkowski (1993) were taken into account for adolescents, some of which appear to show traits more compatible with males, particularly a narrow sciatic notch.…”

Section: Age and Sexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy)

Sparacello

Roberts

Canci

et al. 2016

International Journal of Paleopathology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In another study Holcomb & Konigsberg (1995) analyzed the greater isquiatic notch of human term fetuses and found sexual dimorphism in shape, but not in dimensions, so the usage of the quantitative parameter was questioned as an indicator of sex in fetuses. In contrast, Schutkowski (1993) has reported that men exhibited a greater isquiatic notch closer and deeper than women. These indicators, along with the more prominent chin and the width of dental arch allow to correctly classify 70-90% subjects between 0 and 5 years old.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Sex Determination in Mandibles in the First Year of Life by a Quantitative Approach

2009

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARY:Numerous studies have shown that skeletal characteristics vary among different populations. Several authors suggest that it is possible to determine sex through the anatomical evaluation of children mandible, however there are few morphometrical studies conducted with such specimens. The purpose of this study was to analyze several mandibular dimensions and identify the ones that could be useful to perform sex differentiation in a sample of Brazilian young children. For this study we used 32 children dry mandibles of known sex, age ranging from 0 to 1 year old. The mandibles pertain to the collection of the Skull Museum of the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). The parameters included bicondilar width, bigonial width, minimum width and height of the mandibular ramus, gonion-gnation length, height of the mandibular symphysis and transverse and anteroposterior condylar dimensions. The SPSS program was used to carry on the discriminant function analysis and the T test (p <0.05). There were no statistically significant differences that could allow identification of a specific parameter for sex determination. However, most of the dimensions were higher in male than in female, except for the minimum width of the mandibular ramus (0.2-0.16 mm) and transverse diameter of the right condyle (0.16mm). The values obtained for the anteroposterior diameter of the mandibular head were the most different between genders, although no statistically significance was found. Discriminant function analysis indicated that, despite differences, none of the evaluated parameters allow for sex classification with enough reliability. In conclusion, there is little sexual dimorphism in children's mandibles during the first year of life and anatomical analysis of this structure is not recommended as reliable quantitative approach for sex differentiation with forensic purposes.

show abstract

“…1984;Krogman e Isçan 1986), el grado de desgaste de las piezas dentales (Brothwell 1987), y el grado de sinostosis de las suturas craneales (Vallois 1960) . Para el diagnóstico sexual de los esqueletos subadultos se han considerado las características morfológicas de cráneo, mandíbula y hueso coxal (Krogman e Isçan 1986;Schutkowski 1993;Scheuer y Black 2000) . A nivel genético se analizó el gen de la amelogenina y el SRY (Simón et al .…”

Section: Marco Teórico Y Metodológicounclassified

Estudio tafonómico e interpretación del gesto funerario de los restos óseos de la Cova de Montanissell (Alt Urgell, Lleida)

2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

RESUMENLa tafonomía ofrece un marco teórico y metodológi-co para comprender la transición desde la muerte de los organismos hasta su hallazgo . Así ayuda a interpretar el gesto funerario de las sociedades del pasado . Este trabajo analiza los efectos tafonómicos, observados in situ y en el laboratorio, de los restos humanos procedentes de la Cova de Montanissell (Lleida), en el noreste de la Península Ibérica, en relación con los resultados paleogenéticos, paleopatológicos y radiocarbónicos . La cavidad fue utilizada por una comunidad de la Edad del Bronce para enterrar 8 individuos en sucesivas inhumaciones de carácter primario . La interacción de agentes y procesos tafonómicos sobre los esqueletos condujeron a una historia compleja pero de baja intensidad, que ha permitido una muy buena preservación del tejido óseo . La integración de los resultados procedentes de las diferentes líneas de investigación ha sido fundamental para discutir sobre la intencionalidad o no de los entierros, de la disposición de los individuos, y su relación de parentesco . ABSTRACT Taphonomy aims to provide a theoretical and methodological frame to understand the transition of biological remains from the moment of death to their recovery, as well as to interpret the funerary gesture of the past societies. In this article, the reconstruction of the taphonomic history of the human remains from

show abstract

Sex determination of infant and juvenile skeletons: I. Morphognostic features

Cited by 316 publications

References 8 publications

Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy)

Insights on the paleoepidemiology of ancient tuberculosis from the structural analysis of postcranial remains from the Ligurian Neolithic (northwestern Italy)

Sex Determination in Mandibles in the First Year of Life by a Quantitative Approach

Estudio tafonómico e interpretación del gesto funerario de los restos óseos de la Cova de Montanissell (Alt Urgell, Lleida)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About