Walker 2008 Five-Trait Scoring

Related terms

Cranial Robusticity

The overall size and prominence of bony surface features on the skull, reflecting body size and musculature. Males are on average more...

FORDISC

Forensic Discriminant Computer program, developed by Ousley and Jantz at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Performs discriminant-function analysis on user-supplied craniometric measurements...

Glabella

The midline prominence on the frontal bone between the superciliary arches. Scored 1 (flat, female) to 5 (highly prominent, male). Correlated with...

Gonial Angle

The angle at the posterior inferior corner of the mandible (gonion) where the ramus meets the body. Males: more acute and everted;...

Mastoid Process

The conical projection inferior to the external auditory meatus on the temporal bone. Attachment for sternocleidomastoid and splenius capitis muscles. Scored 1...

Mental Eminence

The bony chin prominence of the mandible. Scored 1 (slight, triangular, female) to 5 (pronounced, squared, male). Used both in cranial scoring...

Nuchal Crest

The raised area on the posterior occiput at the attachment of the nuchal muscles (trapezius, semispinalis capitis). Scored 1 (smooth, female) to...

Supra-Orbital Margin

The bony rim forming the superior orbital border. Scored 1 (sharp and thin, female) to 5 (rounded and thick, male). Thickness reflects...

Typicality Probability

In FORDISC analysis, the probability that the unknown skull is a typical member of the best-matching reference group, based on Mahalanobis distance....

Explained in

• Sex Estimation from the Skull and MandibleA standardised ordinal (1-5 scale) sex estimation system for five cranial traits: mastoid process, nuchal crest, supra-orbital margin, glabella, and mental emi...