ODONTOLOGIC KINSHIP ANALYSIS IN SKELETAL REMAINS - CONCEPTS, METHODS,AND RESULTS

Authors
ALT KW VACH W
Citation
Kw. Alt et W. Vach, ODONTOLOGIC KINSHIP ANALYSIS IN SKELETAL REMAINS - CONCEPTS, METHODS,AND RESULTS, Forensic science international, 74(1-2), 1995, pp. 99-113
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Legal
Journal title
Forensic science international → ACNP
ISSN journal
03790738
Volume
74
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
99 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-0738(1995)74:1-2<99:OKAISR>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Identification of familial relationships is essential for reconstructi ng social structures in ancient societies. In forensic medicine, indiv idual identification is occasionally also achieved by the same procedu re. The paper discusses the role of odontologic traits for kinship ana lysis as well as several statistical procedures helpful in the detecti on and evaluation of presumptive 'genetic' relationships, and presents examples of applications.