• Deftdrummer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This was my thought too. Plus they thought the remains were female for quite some time. Not sure I entirely trust Japan’s forensic abilities at the time.

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      1 year ago

      it is actually fairly difficult to determine sex based off of just bones. there’s a considerable overlap in any dimension one might use to decide

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        Believe it or not, it is assuming the pelvis is present, it is very easy to determine sex. Just look at the pubic arch, just inferior (below) the pubic symphysis. Narrow (less than 90 degrees) is male wide (more than 90 degrees) is female. There are a few other details like the shape of the iliac crest and the size of the pubic cavity but the pubic arch is the simplest.