Publications by authors named "Christos G Koilias"
Article Synopsis
- Several studies indicate that sex determination methods using skeletal measurements vary by population, with long bone traits being reliable indicators of sex.
- This research focused on the arm bones (humerus, radius, ulna) of 204 adults from Greece to assess their effectiveness for sex determination.
- The findings showed high accuracy rates of sex discrimination (90.30% for ulna, 95.70% for humerus) and consistent measurement errors, confirming that these bone metrics are population-specific and can effectively indicate sex in skeletal remains from Greece.
The determination of sex in skeletal remains performed by forensic anthropologists or bioarchaeologists typically relies on the analysis of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the skeleton. In this regard, the most widely used features belong to the pelvic and cranial areas, but these are often not available in forensic or archaeological contexts. The objective of this study is to determine the extent of dimorphism exhibited by the metatarsal bones in order to examine their utility in the metric determination of sex in skeletal remains of Greek origin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFForensic anthropologists and bioarchaeologists usually determine sex by analyzing quantitative and qualitative characters of the human skeleton. In general, the pelvis and skull are the skeletal parts used most often, but in many cases these parts are missing or fragmentary. In such circumstances, it is necessary to use techniques based on other skeletal elements.
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