Population history and positive assortative mating directs gene flow in such a way that biological differences are recognized among groups. In turn, forensic anthropologists quantify biological differences to estimate ancestry. Some anthropologists argue that highly admixed population groups, such as South African coloureds, cannot achieve acceptable accuracies because within group variance is ...

The purpose of the study was to determine craniotopographic (craniometric) indicators sinuous-liquor relationships in horizontal plane people first and second periods mature age, based on maximum permissible depth its introduction. Materials methods. object dura mater brain with sinuses, ventricles vault skull people. performed 100 corpses different ages gender manufacturing native preparations...

BACKGROUND The spread of agriculture into Europe and the ancestry of the first European farmers have been subjects of debate and controversy among geneticists, archaeologists, linguists and anthropologists. Debates have centred on the extent to which the transition was associated with the active migration of people as opposed to the diffusion of cultural practices. Recent studies have shown tha...

Establishing the biological profile of an unknown skeleton is one forensic anthropologist main tasks; sex them. In sexing skulls, specific standard assessment designed for each population can improve accuracy rate due to its population-specific traits. This study aims describe sexual dimorphism in contemporary Javanese crania while employing metric methods. The measurements 50 male and 37 femal...

The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) represents the most significant climatic event since the emergence of anatomically modern humans (AMH). In Europe, the LGM may have played a role in changing morphological features as a result of adaptive and stochastic processes. We use craniometric data to examine morphological diversity in pre- and post-LGM specimens. Craniometric variation is assessed across f...

The nature and timing of the peopling of the Americas is a subject of intense debate. In particular, it is unclear whether high levels of between-group craniometric diversity in South America result from multiple migrations or from local diversification processes. Previous attempts to explain this diversity have largely focused on testing alternative dispersal or gene flow models, reaching conf...

OBJECTIVE To compare the right and left sides of the same skulls as far as the described landmarks are concerned, and establish the craniometric differences between them. METHOD We carried out measurements in 50 adult dry human skulls comparing both sides. RESULTS The sigmoid sinus width at the sinodural angle level was larger on the right side in 78% of the cases and at the level of the di...

Human skull is shown to exhibit numerous sexually dimorphic traits. Estimation of sex is a challenging task especially when a part of skull is brought for medicolegal investigation. The present research was planned to evaluate the sexing potential of the dimensions of foramen magnum in forensic identification by craniometric analysis. Length and breadth of the foramen magnum was measured using ...

A population craniometric analysis of the red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) from Bulgaria was carried out using 19 linear skull and dental parameters. The analysis included 93 adult individuals (74 males and 19 females), originating from the main hunting economic areas in the country, i.e. Central Stara Planina Mountains, Strandzha-Sakar area, Ludogorie-Dobrudzha region and the Rila-Pirin region. Th...