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Chapter 10: Calculation of Stature

This chapter covers methods used to estimate the living height (stature) of persons from bones and body segments. It discusses the findings for recent studies that show that this component of the biological profile is less used and less accurate than other components. It then describes the reasoning behind stature reconstruction and presents the two most common methods used for this purpose. The last sections deal with less (if ever) used methods and adjustments that can be made to stature estimates.