Abstract
Sex is one of the critical questions addressed when unidentified skeletal remains are discovered in forensic or archaeological contexts. Continuous testing and re-evaluation of existing techniques is essential to the improvement of accuracy and precision. The Wescott (2000) method of sex determination from dimensions of the second cervical vertebra was blind tested on 153 adult individuals from the Spitalfields documented collection of human skeletal remains held at the Natural History Museum, London. Significant sex differences were determined for all dimensions measured (independent two-sample t-test, P
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | 76th American Association of Physical Anthropology conference - Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel Duration: 27 Mar 2007 → 1 Apr 2007 |
Conference
| Conference | 76th American Association of Physical Anthropology conference |
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| City | Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel |
| Period | 27/03/07 → 1/04/07 |