Question

BONE TYPE Skull A. Sex Determination FEATURE or MEASUREMENT Brow Ridge (Yes/No): Occipital crest (Yes/No): Mandible (U-or V-shaped): Yes U-shaped Diameter of head, mm: Trochanteric oblique length, mm: Eye Socket (round or square): Square Yes Femur 46 mm Diameter of head, mm: 425 mm Epicondylar width, mm: Humerus Maximum length, mm: 310 mm Tibia 64 mm Distal end, max. breadth, mm: 46 mm Proximal end, max. breath, mm: N/A Shape (funnel or cylinder): N/A Pubic arch, greater or less than 90°: Pelvis Less than 90° funnel Anterior width, mm: B. Ancestry Sacrum Anterior height, mm: 113 mm Nasal Width, mm: 108 mm Nasal Height, mm: Sacral Index: 113mm X100= 104.6mm 108 mm Nasal Index, mm: 23mm=0.47 mm 49mm Skull 49 mm C. Height 23 mm Length, cm: 44.5 cm Length, cm: N/A Length, cm: 31cm Femur Tibia Humerus Femur Length, less epiphyses, mm: 380 mm D. Age at Death Sex: Ancestry: Approximate Height: Approximate Age at Death:

Answer 1

Answer 1 :- Sex:- Male, can tell from pelvis bone , female pelvis (cylindrical) more wider than men's (funnel). pelvic arch in women is wider which is more than 90 degree.

Answer 2:- Ancestry:- caucasion, can confirm from nasal index casucasion nasal index is less than 0.48, mongoloid is between 0.48 and 0.53, african has greater than 0.53.

Answer 3:- Aproximately Height 168.315 cm , height can be find from formula = height of femur in cm. x 2.23 + 69.08

= 44.5 x2.23 + 69.08

= 168.315cm

Answer 4:- Aproximately age is between 14 -23 years age there is only patial epiphysis, which means femur is not completely fused with pelvic bone.