Sexual Dimorphism in Facial Dimensions of Crania
Dr. Preeti SinghProblem: Craniometry holds an important place in anthropology especially physical anthropology, where it is helpful in gaining perspectives about population and individual variations and also racial classifications. Approach: The present study represents the data collected on a total of 64 (32 male and 32 female) crania from different institutions of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, with no deformities, to study the various facial dimensions in the two sexes. Findings: The study shows the results for dimensions of facial parameters of male and female crania, and it is seen that sexual dimorphism does exists between the two sexes studied and is also in accordance with the works of other researchers. Conclusion: The present study shows that the two sexes differ in the facial dimensions and this could be helpful in forensic science investigation, ethnic and other personal identifications in various spheres.