Lab 5 - Age and Sex

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McMaster University ANTHROP 3FA3 Department of Anthropology Fall 2023 LAB #5: Sex and Age Estimation (10%) STUDENT NAME: Student #: The purpose of this lab is to gain practice assessing age and sex from human skeletal remains, and to think about some of the issues associated with those assessments. INSTRUCTIONS: Examine each picture and answer the associated questions. Be as specific and succinct as possible. Use only the space provided (i.e. write only on the lines). Anything beyond the space provided will not be graded. STATION 1: Adult Age Estimation (pubic symphysis) (5 marks) Examine the pubic symphysis above. Using Figure 10.12 and Tables 10.17 and 10.18 from your textbook as aids, answer the following questions: What Phase does this person fall into? ___________________________________ (1) AGE ESTIMATION associated with the phase: ____________________________ Was this method easy or challenging? Explain why (4 marks, 8 lines max.). Page 1 of 3

McMaster University ANTHROP 3FA3 Department of Anthropology Fall 2023 STATION 2: Sex Determination (pelvic morphology) (5 marks) Examine the picture above and answer the following questions. Use the lecture notes as an aid. SEX DETERMINATION:_______________________ What traits did you use to come up with this determination? Which trait was hardest to score? Why? (2) Page 2 of 3

McMaster University ANTHROP 3FA3 Department of Anthropology Fall 2023 Which trait was easiest to score? Why? (2) How did you come to your final decision of male/female? What information did you rely upon? (1) Page 3 of 3

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