The hip bone is considered to be one of the most reliable indicators in sex determination. The aim of this study was to test the reliability of the DSP method for the hip bone proposed by Murail et al. (Bull Mem Soc Anthropol Paris, 17, 2005, 167) on a sample from a present-day population in France (52 males and 54 females). Ten linear measurements were collected from three-dimensional models derived from computed tomography images (CTI). To quantify the proportions of correct sex determinations, a more rigorous posterior probability threshold of 0.95 was applied. Using all 10 measurements, 92.3% of males and 97.2% of females were sexed correctly. The percentage of undetermined specimens varied depending on the used combination of measurements; however, all sexes were assigned with a 100% accuracy. This study proves that DSP is an appropriate and reliable tool for sex determination, based on dimensions obtained from CTI.

Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics Faculty of Sciences Charles University Vinicna 7 12844 Prague Czech Republic

Department of Medical Imaging AP HM University North Hospital Chemin des Bourrely 13915 Marseille Cedex 20 France

PACEA A3P UMR5199 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Université Bordeaux 1 Avenue des Facultés 33405 Talence France

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