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Physical Anthropology: The Mystery of the Bones

Male or Female?

The excavation team needs to know whether you think this skeleton was male or female. Certain parts of the skull and the pelvis look different in males and females. By examining these parts and comparing them to sets of drawings, you might be able to determine if the person whose skeleton was found was more likely to have been female or male.

You'll have to try to determine the sex of the skeleton based on anatomical clues.

Click on the Skull or the Pelvis link below to read how these bones are examined and what can be determined.

  1. Pelvis
  2. Skull

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