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Lab 34

Lab 34

Q Question 1 1 / 1 pts (Q001) A forensic anthropologist has determined that a female victim has a maximum femur length of 49.5 cm. The anthropologist has also determined that the victim is of African ancestry. Use the table on p. 197 of your lab manual to estimate this individual's stature. (Be sure to give the estimation in feet and inches, using the conversion information provided on p. 197 of your lab manual.)

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Your Answer: Maximum femur len-gth of the female victim is 49.5 an. The victim belong:s to African ancestry_ —he individual's s:ature is given by the formula :- 228 x Femur + 59.76 + 3.41 cm = 228 x 49.5 -F 69_76 + 3.41 = 112.8.6 + 6936 + 3.41 = 17262+ 3.41cm