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Table 5. — Standard deviations of measurement hast affected by deformity 



LONG BONES 



Some long bones were present in 12 individuals from the Cupisnique 

 group, but in only 3 Mochicas. As a result, when the measurements 

 are subdivided according to sex and side, the greatest number in one 

 group is 5. Owing to these small numbers and the lack of suitable 

 comparative data, I have preferred to give the individual measure- 

 ments rather than averages (tables 6-8). However, for the femur 

 (table 7) I have included Hrdlicka's (1938) averages on a miscel- 

 laneous Chicama series. This series differs from that given in con- 

 nection with the skull in that it represents the total population of tbe 

 valley and not just that part practicing, or not practicing, deforma- 

 tion. 



Because the culturally dated material is so scanty, it is impossible 

 to determine whether the Cupisnique and Mochica peoples differed in 

 stature. It will be useful, however, in connection with the subse- 

 quent discussion to know the approximate stature of these peoples. 

 The best figures are perhaps obtained from Hrdlicka's femur and tibia 

 lengths with the aid of Pearson's formula e (1898) ; namely, 159.4 

 cm. for males and 147.7 for females. 



8 1 am indebted to I>r. EIrdliCka for supplying me with the tibial length of the Chicama 

 series from his manuscript : Average for 200 male right, 34.76 cm. ; 150 female 

 31.97 cm. 



Ie right, 



