Browsing by Author "Lescure, Javier"

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    Age estimation using CT images of the pubic symphysis of Lebanese living individuals
    (Elsevier, 2025-07-01) Mansour, Cindy; Márquez-Grant, Nicholas; Lescure, Javier; Eid, Sarah; García Velasco, María; Benito Sánchez, María
    While the Suchey-Brooks method for age estimation is generally accepted in forensic anthropology, its accuracy varies among different populations. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to test the reliability of the Suchey-Brooks method using Computed Tomography (CT) scans of pubic symphyses of 155 Lebanese living individuals (76 males and 79 females) aged 17 to 98 years. This study reveals that 94.9 % of the sampled individuals fell within the range of 2 standard deviations from the reference mean for predicted age. Additionally, the study assesses phase assignation, overall bias of 1.29, and overall inaccuracy of 8.09, along with strong intra and inter-observer reliability with weighted Cohen’s Kappa (k) 0.901 and 0.82, respectively. Transition analysis was also used to generate new Lebanese age references. The new reference proposed in this study improves the accuracy of age-at-death estimation compared to the Suchey-Brooks method when applied to the Lebanese population.
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    Examining the burial contexts and trauma patterns of fallen soldiers and civilian victims from the Spanish Civil War: a comparative investigation
    (Taylor & Francis, 2025-12-31) Ronner, Eva; Márquez-Grant, Nicholas; Lescure, Javier; Benito Sánchez, María
    This paper compares the context of the burials of combatants with the burial circumstances of civilian victims from the Spanish Civil War and dictatorship, along with the biological profile and trauma patterns of the remains and associated artefacts. The burial context of the 41 individuals from two cemetery mass grave sites was compared to remains from the International Brigades that were found outside in Central Spain. Different patterns were apparent regarding material culture associations, such as in the presence of ammunition with the brigadiers who had been left where they died in combat, whilst the civilians had few personal effects. Trauma patterns were also compared among the different sites, and the trauma sustained by the Brigadiers differed from that of the civilians who had been killed. Awareness of differing patterns common to combatants and civilians during the Spanish Civil War can assist in efforts to identify remains from this conflict.