Size factor as one of the problems in the sex estimation of
skulls: Upper Palaeolithic sample from Předmostí (Czech
Republic) as an example

J 2011

Size factor as one of the problems in the sex estimation of skulls: Upper Palaeolithic sample from Předmostí (Czech Republic) as an example

ŠEFČÁKOVÁ, Alena, Stanislav KATINA, Jana VELEMÍNSKÁ, Jaroslav BRUZEK, Petr VELEMÍNSKÝ et. al.

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Original name

Size factor as one of the problems in the sex estimation of skulls: Upper Palaeolithic sample from Předmostí (Czech Republic) as an example

Authors

ŠEFČÁKOVÁ, Alena (703 Slovakia), Stanislav KATINA (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jana VELEMÍNSKÁ (203 Czech Republic), Jaroslav BRUZEK (203 Czech Republic), Petr VELEMÍNSKÝ (203 Czech Republic) and Milan THURZO (703 Slovakia)

Edition

Anthropologischer Anzeiger, Germany, E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlun, 2011, 0003-5548

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10103 Statistics and probability

Country of publisher

Germany

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor: 0.535

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/11:00061087

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2011/0055

UT WoS

000288464700010

Keywords in English

Craniometrics; discriminant analysis; population affinity; diachronic changes; Gravettian

Abstract

V originále

In this study we estimate sex and population affinity of Gravettian Předmostí (P) skulls using linear and geometric discriminant analysis (DA), and compare them with results of 2D geometric morphometrics (GM). We used the measurements of P3 and P9 males, P4 and P10 females, as originally estimated by Matiegka (1934), as well as two databases - the recent skull database of Howells and the fossil data of Henke. DA classifies the P skulls as robust and belonging to the “male” region, loosing the sensitivity of inter-population differences influenced by size factor. That is why this approach could not be applied. The geographic inter-population differences according to DA do not define P skull shapes as extreme. The influence of geographic variability could be stronger than the inter-sexual differences. Despite the chronological differences between databases and Gravettian skulls, these differences are a component of regional inter-population variability. According to our results, GM is more successful methodological approach than DA. Our previous sex estimation of P skulls with help of GM is completely in accordance with the classical morphoscopic estimation. However, an appropriate reference database is necessary in both the GM and DA approaches. For the sexing of skull with unknown population affinity, and with absence of appropriate reference database, we suggest to use the application of more subjective visual scoring methods.

Links

CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0203, interní kód MU

Name: Univerzitní výuka matematiky v měnícím se světě (Acronym: Univerzitní výuka matematiky)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, 2.2 Higher education

Citovat

ŠEFČÁKOVÁ, Alena, Stanislav KATINA, Jana VELEMÍNSKÁ, Jaroslav BRUZEK, Petr VELEMÍNSKÝ and Milan THURZO. Size factor as one of the problems in the sex estimation of skulls: Upper Palaeolithic sample from Předmostí (Czech Republic) as an example. Anthropologischer Anzeiger. Germany: E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlun, 2011, vol. 68, No 2, p. 221-237. ISSN 0003-5548. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2011/0055.

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ŠEFČÁKOVÁ, Alena, Stanislav KATINA, Jana VELEMÍNSKÁ, Jaroslav BRUZEK, Petr VELEMÍNSKÝ and Milan THURZO. Size factor as one of the problems in the sex estimation of skulls: Upper Palaeolithic sample from Předmostí (Czech Republic) as an example. \textit{Anthropologischer Anzeiger}. Germany: E. Schweizerbartsche Verlagsbuchhandlun, 2011, vol.~68, No~2, p.~221-237. ISSN~0003-5548. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2011/0055.

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