Curate, FranciscoUmbelino, ClaudiaNogueira, CatarinaPerinha, AndreiaCunha, Eugenia2019-11-202019-11-202017-040002-94831096-8644http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/13161The evaluation of biological sex establishes a pivotal research requirement in the forensic and bioarcheological analysis of human remains [1]. The best techniques for sex assessment in unidentified skeletal individuals usually rely on the pelvis, and also the cranium and long bones – notably the femur [1,2,3]. This study presents a method for sex estimation using the proximal femur that is best suitable for Portuguese populations – both contemporary and from the past.engconference object