Title

Determination Of Sex From The Hyoid Bone

Keywords

Discriminate function analysis; Forensic anthropology; Sexual dimorphism

Abstract

This article explores size differences related to sex in the hyoid bones from the Robert J. Terry Anatomical Collection. A series of measurements were taken from 398 hyoids, both fused and unfused. The inclusion of unfused hyoids in the study provides the opportunity to investigate previously unknown size differences between sexes as well as to determine their utility in determining sex. Two-way ANOVA was used to explore differences in hyoid size as related to ancestry and sex. Discriminant function analysis was employed to test the ability of the hyoids to be classified by sex. Six discriminant function equations ranging in accuracy from 82% to 85% are provided, each of which is more accurate than many of the discriminant functions developed in past hyoid research, are simple to use, and can be used to estimate the sex of a hyoid regardless of its state of fusion. In addition to providing further information about the morphological form of the hyoid, these analyses provide a method that can be easily employed to assess sex of the individual from the hyoid bone. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Publication Date

10-1-2010

Publication Title

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volume

143

Issue

2

Number of Pages

279-284

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.21315

Socpus ID

77956624319 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77956624319

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