217k views
3 votes
What early method of criminal identification is based on the fact that every human being differs from every other one in the exact measurements of their body, and that the sum of these measurements yields a characteristic formula for each individual?

User Tszming
by
5.4k points

1 Answer

2 votes
The answer is Anthropometry. It refers to a science of obtaining systematic measurements of human body. It was first developed in the 19th century as a method for the study of human variation and evolution. It is used to help scientists, researchers and anthropologists to understand human physical variations among human beings
User VinnyG
by
4.9k points