Sex Estimation from Virtual Models: Exploring the Potential of Stereolithic 3D Crania Models for Morphoscopic Trait Scoring

Overview

Journal Forensic Sci Res

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Forensic Sciences

Date 2023 Aug 25

PMID 37621450

Authors

Madeline Robles

Rachael M Carew

Carolyn Rando

Sherry Nakhaeizadeh

Ruth M Morgan

Affiliations

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Abstract

Key Points: First example of Walker's (2008) method applied to a living UK population.Open-source software is a valuable resource for crime reconstruction approaches.Male scoring bias was observed in method application.Forensic anthropologists would benefit from virtual anthropology training to use and interpret 3D models.Digital databases offer more ethical, diverse, modern populations for future research.

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