The influence of biological affinity and sex on morphometric parameters of the clavicle in a South African sample

Abstract

Overall, the results of the present study indicate that the clavicle is an accurate predictor of sex and its dimensions are population-specific. Therefore, discriminant functions of the clavicle should only be used for sex estimation in forensic anthropology with the populations from which they were derived. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

A Troubled Body of Knowledge: The Durability of Racial Science in Human Anatomy Research in South Africa

“…The diametric size of the human clavicle, for example, is closely measured and compared for Coloureds with Black Americans, White Americans, and Greeks. This research found that the clavicles of Coloured men are smaller than those of Black Americans (Scott et al 2018). Similarly, Coloured women have smaller clavicles than Coloured men.…”

A Troubled Body of Knowledge: The Durability of Racial Science in Human Anatomy Research in South Africa

“…The diametric size of the human clavicle, for example, is closely measured and compared for Coloureds with Black Americans, White Americans, and Greeks. This research found that the clavicles of Coloured men are smaller than those of Black Americans (Scott et al 2018). Similarly, Coloured women have smaller clavicles than Coloured men.…”

A Troubled Body of Knowledge: The Durability of Racial Science in Human Anatomy Research in South Africa

“…The diametric size of the human clavicle, for example, is closely measured and compared for Coloureds with Black Americans, White Americans, and Greeks. This research found that the clavicles of Coloured men are smaller than those of Black Americans (Scott et al 2018). Similarly, Coloured women have smaller clavicles than Coloured men.…”

A Troubled Body of Knowledge: The Durability of Racial Science in Human Anatomy Research in South Africa

“…The diametric size of the human clavicle, for example, is closely measured and compared for Coloureds with Black Americans, White Americans, and Greeks. This research found that the clavicles of Coloured men are smaller than those of Black Americans (Scott et al 2018). Similarly, Coloured women have smaller clavicles than Coloured men.…”