关键词: 耻骨联合;年代测定

Abstract: This paper gives some further results of the sexual variations in the morphologies of male and female adult (more than 14 yeare old) pubis symphyses (180 of male and 140 of female) , which had been dealt with in the previous paper of the author (1982) . The sexual criteria and morphology affecting factors for assessing age at death were discussed. The author concludes that pubis symphysis morphologies of male and female adults are different from each other, and the corresponding age eriteria, whieh were proposed for male and female based on statistical method, must be used respeetively in the process of age assessment.
Certain diseases, lower limb injuries, serious malnutrition and pregnaney might give influences to the morphology of pubes, and to the age estimation. 59 cases were tested blindly and checked, and the results were compared with those given by Snow (1983) . Some problems concerned were also discussed.

Key words: Pubis symphysis; Age estimation