When it comes to establish the identity in cases of skeletal remains, the task becomes difficult, as there is nothing to point out in particular to the identity. The most commonly recommended method to identify is DNA analysis. But, in certain cases the skeletonization is to such an extent that the DNA cannot be extracted for comparison. Moreover, it is too costly affair to compare DNA of remains to every relative whose dear one is missing. In such scenario, if the identification is narrowed down to only handful number of missing persons, DNA may be of better use.
Height is one of the most sorted features in the identification data, either it is for portfolio or for identifying a skeletal remain. Since way long back, scientists have used each and every bone of the human skeleton, from femur to metacarpals in estimation of stature. They all have reached a common conclusion that stature can be estimated with great accuracy even from the smallest bone. Hence, the aim of the present study was to determine the stature using facial measurements.
This study comprises of 100 subjects (61 male & 39 female) >18 years of age. The mean facial height for male and female in this study was found to be 12.75cm and 11.57cm respectively. The correlation between height and facial height, as well as height and bizygomatic width was found to be significant.
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