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osteometric comparison

Technique that uses skeletal measurements and statistical models to objectively compare size and shape relationships between elements.

Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB Standard 146 Standard for Resolving Commingled Remains in Forensic Anthropology . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO , 2021. Source link(link is external)