Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Olba, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.1-13, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Determination of sex is a priority issue for further analysis of unidentified ancient human remains, because all techniques of identification are markedly different for males and females. The present study provides sex determination using discriminant analysis from arm bones measurements in an ancient Anatolian and Japanese population. In this study, a total of 15 arm bone measurements (humerus, radius and ulna) were taken from 151 adults of the Late Jomon Yoshigo shell mound population (B.C. 14-4th century, Japan) and from 156 adults of the Medieval Dilkaya population (A.D. 10th century, Anatolia). Data were analyzed by t-test and discriminant analysis using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 13.0 programme. Results showed that, grouping due to sex differentiations was accurate between 70,5% and 863% in the Yoshigo population, and between 70% and 92,6% in the Dilkaya population, which has more reliable values. Consequently, similarities and differentiations observed through the sex determinations of ancient human populations from different periods and racial structures are also discussed in this article.