The Estimation of Sex of Human Skeletal Remains in the Portuguese Identified Collections: History and Prospects

The estimation of biological sex is paramount significance for the identification anonymous skeletal remains in contemporary medico-legal contexts or bioarcheological studies past societies. Sex techniques are usually affected by population-specific sexual dimorphism. As such, need distinctive standards each population has long been acknowledged. This paper aims to document and critically address methods that have created, tested, Portuguese identified collections a historically situated dimension. Moreover, ever-changing landscape forensic anthropology calls deep reflection about plethora issues regarding human remains, including usage medical imaging innovative statistical approaches, social resignification gender, problems arising from secular change, ethics involving use within discipline.