﻿NO. I 



NATIVES OF KHARGA OASIS HRDLICKA 



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KHARGA OASIS, MEN: HEIGHT SITTING 



Number of individuals measured : 130. 



Average 84.0 cm. 1 (1st 50 : 84.7 cm ; 2d 50 : 82.7 cm. ; 3d 50 : 84.5 cm.) 



Median: 84.1cm. Modes: 84.0 (83.1-85.0) cm.; 86.5 (86.1-87.0) cm. 



Minimum : 75.1 cm. Maximum : 90.4 cm. 



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Fig. 3. — Curve showing the distribution of height above ischia (height 

 sitting) among 150 adult males of the Kharga Oasis. 



The relation of the length of that portion of the body above (or 

 that below) the lowest level of the ischia to total stature is a feature 

 of considerable anthropological interest. The Kharga natives show 

 in this respect the conditions given in the next table. 



