Description SHADOW Forensic Anthropology includes an stature estimator and a sex estimator.
The stature estimation is based on long bone types (femur, humerus, radius, tibia) and different scientific methods: Pearson (1899) Trotter (1970) Penning (2006) Ramsthaler et. al. (CT-Scan, 2009). SHADOW estimates the stature, based on different regression formulas of long bones for males and females.
The sex estimator, includes a metric (Pelvis) and a morphologic method (Skull). The Pelvis Method (Novotny 1972) requires the length of pubicus and ischio). The Skull Method according to Knussmann (1988) and others uses a scoring model based on several attributes of the skull.
Scientific advisory by
Stefan Potente, M.D. (Institute of Legal Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Frank Ramsthaler, M.D. (Institute of Legal Medicine, Frankfurt am Main, Germany)