Page 1 of 22 Sexual dimorphism of the metacarpals in contemporary Cretans: Are there differences with mainland Greeks? 1 Despoina Nathena MD 1 Laura Gambaro M.Phil. 2 Nikolaos Tzanakis, MD, Ph.D. 1 Manolis Michalodimitrakis, M.D., J.D. 1, 3 Elena F. Kranioti, M.D., Ph.D 1 Department of Forensic Sciences, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. 2 Department of Thoracic Medicine, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. 3 Forensic Anthropology, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Author for correspondence and reprint requests: + Author for correspondence and reprint requests: Elena F. Kranioti Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh Old Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG Tel. +44 (0)131 6502368 Fax. +44(0)131 651 3070 Email: elena.kranioti@ed.ac.uk