Određivanje spola na temelju diskriminantne analize mandibula iz dva hrvatska arheološka nalazišta

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (english): Determination of Sex by Discriminant Function Analysis of Mandibles From two Croatian Archaeological Sites
• Author: Marin Vodanović
• Author: Jelena Dumančić
• Author: Željko Demo
• Author: Damir Mihelić
• Author's institution: (Zagreb University Hispital Center)
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Dental Medicine
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Dental Medicine

Abstract (croatian)

Kako bi se odredio spol, rabe se mnoge morfološke karakteristike i mjerne metode. Ako se određuje samo na temelju lubanja ili fragmentiranih dijelova čeljusti, tada se koriste razlike u obliku i stupnju izraženosti pojedinih lubanjskih morfoloških obilježja. Ovim su se istraživanjem željeli uspostaviti standardi za određivanje spola na temelju fragmentiranih i cjelovitih mandibula iz dvaju hrvatskih arheoloških nalazišta. Na svakoj mandibuli izmjereno je 19 parametara. Prikupljeni podaci deskriptivno su i multifaktorijalno statistički analizirani te je formirano sedam diskriminantnih funkcija. Diskriminantna funkcija koja je uključivala devet varijabli izmjerenih na mandibulama, omogućila je određivanje spola s pouzdanošću od 92,06%. Utvrđeno je da su dužina korpusa mandibule (muškarci 88,34 ± 4,67 mm; žene 81,41 ± 3,04 mm), mandibularni kut (muškarci 118,47 ± 6,16°; žene 125,63 ± 5,37°) i minimalna širina ramusa (muškarci 31,26 ± 2,94 mm; žene 28,36 ± 2,15 mm) varijable koje omogućuju najbolje spolno razlikovanje. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da se mandibula može koristiti za određivanje spola, kao što je to već zaključeno u drugim sličnim istraživanjima.

Abstract (english)

Many morphologic characteristics and metric methods have been employed for sex determination. If there are only skulls or fragmented jaws available, identifi cation of sex is made on differences in shape and size of the cranial morphological marks.
In the present study, an attempt is made to establish standards for sex determination from fragmentary and complete mandibles from two archeological sites in Croatia. On each mandible 18 parameters were measured. Descriptive and multifactorial statistics were performed on the collected data and seven discriminant functions were generated. A discriminant function derived from nine mandibular variables provided 92.06% reliability in sex determination. Length of the mandibular body (males 88.34 ± 4.67 mm; females 81.41 ± 3.04 mm), mandibular angle (males 118.47 ± 6.16°; females 125.63 ± 5.37°) and minimum ramus breadth (males 31.26 ± 2.94 mm; females 28.36 ± 2.15 mm) are detected as variables providing the
best separation of the sexes. Results of this study show that mandibles can be used for determining sex, as stated in other similar studies.

• Keywords (croatian): određivanje spola; mandibula; diskriminantna analiza; arheologija; Hrvatska
• Keywords (english): sex determination (analysis); mandible; discriminant analysis; archaeology; Croatia
• Language: croatian
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review - international
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Acta stomatologica Croatica
• Numbering: vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 263-277
• p-ISSN: 0001-7019
• e-ISSN: 1846-0410
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:127:518012
• Publication: 2006
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/17840
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-04-16 10:48:19