Simple algorithms for the estimation of the initial number of individuals in commingled skeletal remains

✍ Scribed by Efthymia Nikita; Marta M. Lahr

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 118 KB
• Volume: 146
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21624

✦ Synopsis

The determination of the number of individuals represented within commingled remains is based on two types of estimators, those assessing the minimum number of individuals and those assessing the most likely number of individuals. Much as the latter produce improved results, they still exhibit significant drawbacks, which are related to the misidentification of the number of pairs between the existing bilateral elements. This article addresses these problems through the use of two computer algorithms. One algorithm pro-Grant sponsors: Lilian Voudouri Foundation, Allen Meek and Read Bursary, Friends of the Melina Merkouri Foundation.