Decoding the language of human remains
A platform bringing together independent tools for forensic anthropology: age, sex, stature, and minimum number of individuals estimation.
Estimates adult age at death from four characters of the iliac sacro-pelvic surface, and gives the probability distribution over five age classes together with the chronological interval proposed by the author.
Open →Discriminates individuals who died before or after 40 years from three characters of the pubic symphysis, and gives the probability distribution over three age classes.
Open →Estimation of the minimum number of individuals (MNI) from osteometric measurements taken on the humerus, radius, femur and tibia, by successive elimination (RAE method): each measurement is compared to the others through prediction intervals (linear regression, 99% interval), and measurements that cannot belong to any already-counted individual are counted in turn.
Open →Sex estimation from twelve osteometric measurements taken on the humerus, radius, femur and tibia, using a machine-learning model (linear discriminant analysis) validated on three reference samples.
Open →Estimates adult stature from the length of the long limb bones, applying every available equation from several authors, and reports whether the resulting intervals overlap.
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