Occurrence of metopic suture in modern and archaeological Croatian population.

Croat Med J

Ivan Jerković, University Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21000 Split, Croatia,

Published: June 2024

Aim: To determine the incidence of metopism in the modern and archaeological Croatian population.

Methods: A total of 800 specimens (454 modern multi-slice computed tomography [MSCT] scans and 346 dry archaeological skulls) were visually examined for metopic suture presence. The metopic suture was deemed complete when aligned nasion to bregma.

Results: In the overall sample, the metopic suture was observed in 36 of 800 subjects (4.5%): 19 of 424 (4.5%) men and 17 of 370 (4.6%) women. A significant difference was not observed between modern and archaeological samples (χ2=3.219, P=0.359) or between the sexes (χ2=0.006, P=0.939). The frequency of metopism varied from 3.5% in the modern population to 7.04% in the samples from the Roman period.

Conclusion: There are no visible secular changes on metopic suture in the Croatian population through time. Some variations can be the result of differences in sample size in different time periods.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11157256PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3325/cmj.2024.65.174DOI Listing

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