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craniometry  

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  • The technique of measuring the human body for the purpose of describing or comparing individuals and groups of individuals is known as anthropometry. Anthropometry includes four basic subject matters: somatometry, cephalometry, osteometry, and craniometry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Craniometry]

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