Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 100. (Budapest 2008)
Bernert, Zs.: Data for the calculation of body height on the basis of extremities of individuals living in different historical periods in the Carpathian Basin
It can also be observed that the effect of incidental errors can be neglected in the case of cells with an element number higher than 50. Based on cells of the experimental tables with data of more than 50 individuals, we can find correlations as follows: Males Ml tibia = 0.786 xMl femur + 12.528 Ml tlbia Mlhumerus = 0.610 x Ml fcmur + 50.878 Ml humerus Ml rad ius = 0.460 xMl fcmur +39.438 Ml radius Females 0.773 x Ml femur + 18.001 0.594 x Ml femur + 52.043 0.470 x Ml femur + 28.904 Based on correlations above, we can estimate the most probable length of the long bones compared to the given femur. As far as historical anthropological series are concerned, this information can be used to estimate missing dimensions and to sort bones found in ossuaries. The absolute dimension of postcranial bones is pivotal when specifying biological sex. Based on several thousands of individual data, I have calculated the probability of that a given bone length belonged to a male or a female. Results can be found in Table 3. Table 3. Calculated correlation of the length of long bones and the probability of morphological sex. First column shows level of sex markedness (+2 = very masculine, -f1 — masculine, 0 = neutral, -1 = feminine, -2 = very feminine). The percentage column shows the probability that a given bone length in the sample belonged to a male or a female Sex Tibia Males Humerus Radius % Femur % Tibia Females Humerus Radius 306 279 212 3 374 97 307 274 205 309 281 213 4 377 96 309 276 206 311 283 214 4 380 96 312 278 207 313 284 216 4 383 96 314 280 209 316 286 217 4 386 96 316 282 210 -2 318 288 219 5 389 95 319 283 212 321 290 220 5 392 95 321 285 213 323 292 221 5 395 95 323 287 214 325 294 223 6 398 94 326 289 216 328 295 224 401 92 328 290 217 330 297 225 10 404 90 330 292 219 332 299 227 13 407 87 333 294 220 335 301 228 16 410 84 335 296 221 337 303 230 19 413 81 337 298 223 -1 339 304 231 23 416 77 340 299 224 342 306 232 27 419 73 342 301 226 344 308 234 32 422 68 344 303 227 346 310 235 39 425 61 316 305 228
