Koukiasa Aimilia E, Eliopoulos Constantine, Manolis Sotiris K
Department of Animal and Human Physiology, Faculty of Biology, School of Sciences, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR 157 81 Athens, Greece.
School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Str, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom.
Anthropol Anz. 2017 Sep 1;74(3):241-246. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2017/0658. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
Human skeletal remains exhibit sexual dimorphism, which is apparent in adult living individuals as well. Researchers from forensic and osteoarchaeological fields have a growing interest in establishing metric standards for sexing by use of discriminant function analysis. The present study focuses on providing sex estimation metric standards using measurements from the scapula and clavicle in a Modern Greek sample (Athens Collection) consisting of 107 male and 90 female skeletons. A total of seven measurements were taken: maximum scapular height and breadth, glenoid cavity height and breadth, maximum clavicular length, anterior and superior clavicular diameter. The calculation of Sexual Dimorphism Index showed a significant degree of sexual dimorphism on both bones ranging from 10% to 18%. Statistical analysis provided the discriminant functions with an accuracy of correct sex estimation between 84.9% and 91.4%, and showed that the highest accuracy rate was obtained from the left scapula measurements; proving that this bone can be a useful tool in providing an accurate sex estimation in skeletal remains of Modern Greek origin.
人类骨骼遗骸呈现出性别二态性，这在成年活人个体中也很明显。法医和骨考古学领域的研究人员越来越有兴趣通过判别函数分析来建立性别鉴定的度量标准。本研究的重点是利用来自现代希腊样本（雅典收藏）中107具男性和90具女性骨骼的肩胛骨和锁骨测量数据，提供性别估计度量标准。总共进行了七项测量：肩胛骨最大高度和宽度、关节盂高度和宽度、锁骨最大长度、锁骨前后径和上径。性二态性指数的计算表明，这两块骨头都存在显著程度的性别二态性，范围在10%至18%之间。统计分析提供的判别函数对性别的正确估计准确率在84.9%至91.4%之间，并且表明从左侧肩胛骨测量中获得的准确率最高；证明这块骨头可以成为准确估计现代希腊裔骨骼遗骸性别的有用工具。
