ANTHROP 3FA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Fibrous Joint, Long Bone
26 Apr 2019
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March 1, 2019: correlation between an individuals living height and their body segments (e. g. leg length, taller people longer body segments. Secular changes in stature: secular changes in stature, change over time, due to, better nutrition, living conditions, health care, greater growth during childhood=taller stature. Methods of estimating stature: two main methods of estimating stature from a skeleton, full skeleton method, regression methods. Full skeleton method: sum of vertical measures of all bones (plus correction factor for soft tissue, advantages, no ancestry or sex needed, accurate method, individuals with unusual proportions, disadvantages, incomplete skeletons, time consuming, not usually used anymore. Regression methods: mathematical methods: based on individuals of known height, most commonly used method to estimate stature, measurements of single or multiple bones, best correlation with leg bones (e. g. femur) but arm bones can also be used. Example of regression equation for stature: estimate sex and ancestry, e. g.
