The burning maze: The potential value of the human bony
labyrinth in estimating sex of calcined remains

J 2022

The burning maze: The potential value of the human bony labyrinth in estimating sex of calcined remains

BOUCHERIE, Alexandra, Caroline POLET, Kévin Alexis André SALESSE, Philippe LEFEVRE, Martine VERCAUTEREN et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The burning maze: The potential value of the human bony labyrinth in estimating sex of calcined remains

Autoři

BOUCHERIE, Alexandra (250 Francie, garant), Caroline POLET, Kévin Alexis André SALESSE (250 Francie, domácí), Philippe LEFEVRE a Martine VERCAUTEREN

Vydání

Journal of Forensic Sciences, Hoboken, Wiley, 2022, 0022-1198

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30501 Forensic science

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.600

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00126726

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15103

UT WoS

000829964400001

Klíčová slova anglicky

bony labyrinth morphometry; experimental cremation; forensic anthropology; geometric morphometrics; heat-induced changes; sexual dimorphism

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 5. 1. 2023 12:21, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Estimating sex from burnt human remains is a challenging task in bioanthropology, mainly due to their high level of alteration and fragmentation. Protected within the petrous part of the temporal bone, the bony labyrinth may be particularly valuable for assessing the sex of burnt remains. This prospective study aims at testing predictive models, already found reliable on unburnt bony labyrinths, to burnt specimens. Six discriminant functions were applied on six bony labyrinths of donated adult cadavers of known sex, before and after outdoor burning experiments. Comparisons between unburnt and burnt measurements were executed using Mann-Whitney U tests while shape and size differences induced by fire exposure were examined through a geometric morphometrics (GM) analysis. Predicted sex on unburnt bony labyrinths was consistent with known sex in five cases while a systematic misclassification for males was highlighted on burnt specimens. Higher values of shrinkage were found in males for two measurements included in the equations. GM analysis revealed significant differences in centroid size among males after calcination. Visualization of mean consensus of both female and male bony labyrinths evidenced a reduction in cochlear size and variations in the width and length of semicircular canals of burnt specimens. This exploratory study seems to confirm that designing sex estimation standards specifically for burnt bony labyrinth may be advisable. Understanding how the burning process could impact its morphology is highly recommended through further experiments on larger samples and in controlled environments.

Citovat

BOUCHERIE, Alexandra, Caroline POLET, Kévin Alexis André SALESSE, Philippe LEFEVRE a Martine VERCAUTEREN. The burning maze: The potential value of the human bony labyrinth in estimating sex of calcined remains. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022, roč. 67, č. 5, s. 1948-1961. ISSN 0022-1198. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15103.

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N2  - Estimating sex from burnt human remains is a challenging task in bioanthropology, mainly due to their high level of alteration and fragmentation. Protected within the petrous part of the temporal bone, the bony labyrinth may be particularly valuable for assessing the sex of burnt remains. This prospective study aims at testing predictive models, already found reliable on unburnt bony labyrinths, to burnt specimens. Six discriminant functions were applied on six bony labyrinths of donated adult cadavers of known sex, before and after outdoor burning experiments. Comparisons between unburnt and burnt measurements were executed using Mann-Whitney U tests while shape and size differences induced by fire exposure were examined through a geometric morphometrics (GM) analysis. Predicted sex on unburnt bony labyrinths was consistent with known sex in five cases while a systematic misclassification for males was highlighted on burnt specimens. Higher values of shrinkage were found in males for two measurements included in the equations. GM analysis revealed significant differences in centroid size among males after calcination. Visualization of mean consensus of both female and male bony labyrinths evidenced a reduction in cochlear size and variations in the width and length of semicircular canals of burnt specimens. This exploratory study seems to confirm that designing sex estimation standards specifically for burnt bony labyrinth may be advisable. Understanding how the burning process could impact its morphology is highly recommended through further experiments on larger samples and in controlled environments.
ER  -

BOUCHERIE, Alexandra, Caroline POLET, Kévin Alexis André SALESSE, Philippe LEFEVRE a Martine VERCAUTEREN. The burning maze: The potential value of the human bony labyrinth in estimating sex of calcined remains. \textit{Journal of Forensic Sciences}. Hoboken: Wiley, 2022, roč.~67, č.~5, s.~1948-1961. ISSN~0022-1198. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.15103.

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