Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Anatomy) by Subject "Ancestry"

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Evaluating standard non-metric cranial traits used to determine ancestry on a South African sample

Van Rooyen, Carla (University of Pretoria, 2010-05-12)

Research on the estimation of age at death, sex and stature from skeletal remains has received more attention than methods used to evaluate ancestry. While this may be due to the stigma attached to classifying people into ...
Postcraniometric analysis of ancestry among modern South Africans

Liebenberg, Leandi (University of Pretoria, 2015)

The primary role of a physical anthropologist is to provide sufficient information to assist in the individualisation of unknown skeletal remains. This is often achieved in establishing a biological profile of the deceased, ...
Variations in the shape of the chin in South African using cone bean computed tomography scans

Braun, Sandra (University of Pretoria, 2020)

In order to support identification of crime victims in South Africa, new methods need to be sought. If victim identification involving fingerprints, DNA or dental records are not possible, facial approximation is often the ...

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