Sex Estimation in the Egyptian Old Kingdom Population (c. 2700–2180 BCE) using Logistic Regression
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11210/25:10504865 RIV/68407700:21340/25:00390901 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10504865
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10437-025-09635-7" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10437-025-09635-7</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10437-025-09635-7" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10437-025-09635-7</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sex Estimation in the Egyptian Old Kingdom Population (c. 2700–2180 BCE) using Logistic Regression
Original language description
Sex estimation based on skeletal dimen sions can be an important tool in the case of a miss ing pelvis, but is population specific. The aim is to present logistic regression models for sex estimation specifically for the Old Kingdom population (2700- 2180 BCE) of ancient Egypt. The sample includes the skeletal remains of 162 adult individuals, 95 males and 67 females, from two burial sites (Abusir, Giza), whose sex could be estimated based on pelvic bone measurements and/or morphological features. A total of 38 cranial and 64 postcranial measurements were included. Sex estimation equations were developed using logistic regression to obtain probabilities for sex predictions. 26 final skeletal measurements were selected for use in the multivariate models. A total of 65 best performing models are presented. All are statistically significant at a 0.01 p-level and charac terized by a combination of low error, high decisive ness, high accuracy, and sufficient coverage. Models incorporating lower limb measurements perform best, yielding almost no errors on the 95% certainty level. Sexual dimorphism in the lower limbs is best reflected by the physiological length of the talus, and in the upper limbs by the transversal head diameter of the humerus. The main advantages to logistic regres sion models are reliability and using probabilities to predict sex. Previous models used discriminant analy sis and did not target the population of the Old King dom. Their comparison with the presented models shows population specificity over time, and the need for models designed specifically for Old Kingdom individuals.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GM24-10275M" target="_blank" >GM24-10275M: Titles and bones of ancient Egyptian officials: New mathematical approach to analysing Old Kingdom data</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
African Archaeological Review
ISSN
0263-0338
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Volume of the periodical
42
Issue of the periodical within the volume
27.9.2025
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
24
Pages from-to
421-444
UT code for WoS article
001581959100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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