Authors
Manisha R Dayal, Maryna Steyn, Kevin L Kuykendall
Publication date
2008/3/1
Journal
South African Journal of Science
Volume
104
Issue
3
Pages
124-128
Publisher
Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf)
Description
Stature reconstruction from skeletal remains forms part of the forensic anthropological analysis for the purpose of identification of the individual. The aim of this study was to derive regression formulae for the estimation of total skeletal height, and thereafter to predict stature in South African whites using long bone lengths. The sample comprised 98 white male and 71 white female skeletons from the Raymond A. Dart Collection of Human Skeletons and the Pretoria Bone Collection. For each individual, total skeletal heights and maximum long bone lengths were measured and used to produce univariate regression formulae, with resulting correlations (r) ranging between 0.56 and 0.96. The lowest standard error of estimate (1.75 for females, 1.92 for males) was obtained when the lumbar spine, femur and tibia were used in combination, while the highest SEE (5.21 for females, 5.54 for males) was …
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MR Dayal, M Steyn, KL Kuykendall - South African Journal of Science, 2008