MEASUREMENTS (mm) Dwarf mean
male
Range difference with M (mm) mean female Range difference with F (mm)
HUMERUS: maximum length (1) 245* 320.3 (n=18) 299-345 75.3 295.7 (n=19) 266-342 50.7
HUMERUS: midshaft diameter (5) 24 23.9 (n=41) 20-29 -0.1 20.2 (n=50) 18-24 -3.8
ULNA: maximum length (1) 195* 258.4 (n=13) 237-279 63.4 234.2 (n=5) 216-253 39.2
ULNA: minimum circumference (3) 43 38.7 (n=29) 33-46 -4.3 32.9 (n=28) 28-39 -10.1
FEMUR: maximum length (1) 320* 435.1 (n=22) 117-512 115.1 406.1 (n=23) 362-437 86.1
FEMUR: midshaft circumference (8) 66 89.4 (n=43) 73-100 23.4 78.1 (n=49) 70-92 12.1
TIBIA: maximum length (1) 240* 363.9 (n=17) 328-435 123.9 321.5 (n=22) 217-358 81.5
TIBIA: nutrient a-p diameter (8a) 24 36.2 (n=36) 30-44 12.2 30.5 (n=43) 26-37 6.5
MEAN STATURE (cm) 134 167   33 156   22
*approximate measurement for incompleteness of the bone
Table 1: Osteometry: Selected postcranial measurements of the pathological individual (dwarf) compared to the average of the Collatina necropolis. Range and differences between males/females and the dwarf (M/F size - Dwarf size) are reported - Martin’s numbers [12] in brackets. Dwarf stature (resulting from maximum length of different long bones) compared with male and female average of the period.
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