TABLE ^OP MEASUREMENTS OF MORIORI SKULLS IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS' MUSEUM 
Biometrika, Vol. XI, Parts I and II 
Capacity and Weight 
Lengths 
Arcs 
Face 
Nose 
Orbit 
Palate and Profile 
Foramen 
Mandible 
Indices 
Angles 
No. 
Sex 
W. in grs. 
F 
L' 
L 
B 
B' 
H 
OH 
LB 
Q 
Q' 
8 
U 
O'H 
OB 
,/ 
NH 
NB 
O^R 
0,L 
0,L 
«i 
C?2 
GL 
fml 
fmb 
GH 
K 
zz 
Or. I 
B/L' 
H/L' 
BfL 
HjL 
B/H 
G'H/OB 
NB/NH 
0,J0, 
L 
R 
fmb 
fml 
NL 
Al 
Bl 
0, 
*1 
Pi. 
758 
Child 
407 
170-5 
170-5 
170-5 
134 
89 
125 
1 10-5 
94-5 
299 
299 
341 
117 
115 
109 
92-5 
481 
59 
83-5 
115? 
47-5 
25 
40 
39 
35 
34 
40 -? 
42? 
29 
87? 
35 
29 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
78-59 
73-31 
/° 04 
73-27 
52 05 
87-40 
77 ° 
27 -9 
88° 
759 
9 
1280 (1278) 
660 
(+ 775) 
174 
176 
176 
135 
89 
132 
no 
lOI 
295 
295 
352 
119 
122 
III 
98 
493 
68 
94 
126-5? 
52-5 
25 
43-5 
42-5 
37-5 
36 
45-5 
48 
36 
92 
35-5 
32-5 
108 
99 
in 
67-2 
76-70 
75-00 
76-70 
75-00 
72-34 
47-05 
8';-i7 
"5 35 
75-00 
76 -9 
41 -1 
9 -1 
32 -0 
86° 
760 
Young (J 
d 
608 
180 
184 
184 
136 
95 
132 
117 
109 
318 
314 
358 
120 
123 
115 
100-5 
512? 
73 
97 
127-5 
56 
25 
45 
45 
39 
39 
50 
52 
40 
104-5 
37-5 
31 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
65-5 
73-91 
71-74 
73-91 
71-74 
103-03 
75-10 
44-64 
86-28 
86-22 
76-62 
82-57 
66°-9 
73°-o 
40°-i 
I2°-9 
27°-! 
86° 
760' 
9 
1230 {1235) 
605 
169 
172 
172 
136 
86-5 
133 
114 
lOI 
300 
300 
349 
120 
119 
no 
98 
480 
72 
94 
127 
54-5 
22 
41 
40? 
38 
37-5 
49 
53 
35 
103 
30 
29-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
69-4 
79-07 
77-44 
79-07 
77-44 
102-10 
76-80 
40-37 
93-75 
92-68 
66-04 
97-01 
7i°-8 
66°-6 
4i°-6 
i4°-4 
81° 
760' 
761 
o 
+ 
0 
1420 (1425) 
(+ m, 590) 
072 
(+ m, 765) 
I75'5 
171 
175 
172 
I/O 
173 
135 
143 
95 
TOO 
132 
139-5 
114-5 
119 
100-5 
103 
314 
325 
311 
326 
350 
353 
122 
127 
117 
III 
III 
115 
100 
100 
500 
504 
67 
73-5 
88-5 
io5 
117 
136 
48 
55-5 
25 
23 
42 
43 
40 
43-5 
37-5 
35 
3G 
36 
49 
48 
50-5 
53 
30 
35? 
100 
97-5 
d 
35 
33 
30 
103 
d 
105 
d 
95-5 
d 
30-5 
d 
50 
d 
71-5 
65-0 
77-14 
83-14 
75-43 
8i-io 
76-70 
82-66 
75-00 
80-63 
102-27 
102-51 
75-71 
69-34 
52-08 
41-59 
90-50 
90-50 
89-23 
81-01 
70-89 
66-28 
d 
85-95 
68°-2 
64°- 1 
73''-i 
72°.8 
38''-7 
43°-l 
80-9 ■ 
i3°-2 
29°-8 
29°-9 
82° 
86° 
c? 
1300 (130s; 
625 
182-5 
188 
189-5 
136 
89 
127 
108-5 
98 
295 
299 
372 
121 
129 
122 
99-5? 
528 
74 
99-5 
133 
57 
24 
46 
43 
39 
38 
53 
55 
39-5 
94-5 
33-5 
30 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
58-1 
72-34 
67-44 
71-80 
66-94 
107-25 
74-37 
42-25 
87-50 
84-34 
71-82 
89-57 
64°-6 
70°-2 
45°-2 
I2°-8 
32°-4 
83° 
763 
9? 
Il5o (1159) 
670 
172 
175 
175 
133-5 
88 
128-5 
"4 
100 
3" 
306 
346 
"5 
123 
108 
91 
489 
67 
95 
126 
50 
24-5 
41 
42-5 
34-5 
35-5 
52-5 
56 
38 
103 
33-5 
30-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
61-1 
76-28 
73-48 
76-28 
73-48 
103-81 
70-53 
48-60 
83-33 
84-39 
68-20 
90-91 
73°-o 
68°-3 
38°-7 
i2°-7 
25°-o 
8i° 
S 
1545 (1539) 
672 
(+ m. 781) 
837 
677 
ToO 
146-5 
93 
132-5 
116 
310 
312 
377 
133 
124 
120 
99 
530 
82-5 
108 
136 
61 
26 
45 
44-5 
37-5 
38-5 
51 
54 
40 
98 
38 
31 
124 
122 
106 
31 
52-5 
59-0 
77-81 
70-47 
77-40 
70-10 
110-41 
76-48 
42-48 
86-68 
83-55 - 
74-07 
82-01 
63° -I 
68° -I 
48°-8 
i4°-9 
33°-9 
83° 
765 
1016 
[D. XJ.) 
9 
(J 
1426 (14251 
1380 (1368) 
184 
182 
185 
186 
185 
187 
143 
140 
96 
100 
142-5 
129-5 
122-5 
117-5 
107 
107 
327 
315 
327 
318 
37ft 
360 
128 
125 
130 
120 
118 
"5 
103 
97 
519 
517 
71-5 
73-5 
■ 95 
98 
127 
135 
53-5 
60-5 
25 
24 
41 
43 
41-5 
44-5 
36-5 
37 
36 
38 
48 
46 
51 
47-5 
38 
41 
104 
99-5 
38 
36-5 
33-5 
31 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
65-9 
61-4 
77-30 
75-27 
76-91 
69-51 
77-30 
74-87 
76-91 
69-14 
100-49 
108-27 
75-05 
75-05 
46-73 
39-80 
87-16 
85-65 
89-26 
85.81 
74-70 
85-89 
87-63 
85-,39 
68°-i 
69°-7 
72°-S 
66°-3 
39°-4 
44°-o 
io°-5 
22°-7 
28''-9 
2i°-3 
83° 
89° 
1015 
(B. D.) 
(B.D.) 
S 
d 
d 
176 
183-5 
183-5 
133-5 
91 
135 
114 
108 
299 
296? 
351 
128 
106 
117 
lOI 
504 
68 
103 
137-5 
54 
25 
44 
43-5 
36 
d 
51 
54 
37 
103 
37-5 
31-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
63-8 
72-64 
73-67 
72-64 
73-67 
98-59 
66 -02 
46-30 
d 
81-82 
68-52 
84-45 
68''-o 
75°-o 
37''-o 
8°-o 
29°-o 
83° 
^11 
J 
a 
d 
d 
d 
J 
CI 
d 
.1 
,1 
d 
d 
d 
d 
337 
120 
107 
1 10 
J 
a 
480 
d 
d 
d 
J 
a 
d 
d 
d 
J 
(I 
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d 
d 
d 
d 
32 
29 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
90-63 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
765' 
765' 
765^ 
9 
(S 
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1320 (1320) 
1348 (1349) 
1470 (1472) 
592 
(+ m, 675) 
812 
(+ m, 895) 
1050 
(+ m, 1200) 
712 
(+ m, 849) 
590 
(+ m, 717) 
727 
882 
176 
181-5 
180 
176 
183-5 
182 
177-5 
183-5 
183 
138 
150 
150 
94-5 
lOI 
92 
132 
136 
140-5 
115 
122 
108 
io5 
313 
330 
331 
310 
330 
328 
359 
364 
373 
125 
135 
124 
1 19 
120 
122 
115 
109 
127 
99 
97 
108 
504 
532 
531 
70 
00-5 
77 
102 
96 
109 
129 
136 
137 
57 
59? 
55 
27 
27 
25 
44-5 
44 
43-5 
43-5 
44 
42-5 
35 
30 
37 
35 
37-5 
36 
46 
51 
55 
50 
54 
58 
35-5 
34-5 
42 
98 
103-5 
102-5 
31 
30-5 
33 
30 
30-5 
32 
I18-5 
116 
126 
116 
126 
128-5 
109 
104 
108 
35-5 
32? 
34-5 
46 
51 
52 
63-6 
69-6 
62-1 
78-41 
81- 74 
82- 42 
75-00 
74-11 
77-08 
77-75 
81-74 
81-97 
74-37 
74-11 
76-66 
104-55 
110-29 
106-91 
74-31 
83-75 
70-82 
47-37 
45-76 
45-62 
80-47 
84-38 
84-50 
79-10 
86-36 
85-07 
70-80 
64-25 
72-66 
96-77 
99-34 
95-78 
64°-5 
54°-8 
65°-8 
7i°-o 
7o°-7 
7o°-8 
44°-5 
44°-5 
43°-4 
if.o 
I7°-I 
n''-2 
27°-5 
27°-4 
32°-2 
88° 
88° 
82° 
765" 
765'* 
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I410 (1406) 
I410 (1406) 
178 
179 
182-5 
180 
183 
182-5 
142 
138 
102 
92-5 
131-5 
133 
114 
117 
I04'5 
310 
313 
310 
313 
369 
353 
131 
123 
125 
124 
113 
106 
96 
95 
528 
510 
77-5 
74 
101-5 
lOI 
144 
136 
5° 5 
57 
27 
27 
45 
45 
45 
45 
37-5 
30 
37 
35 
53 
52 
59 
53-5 
3° 
37-5 
108 
104-5 
32-5 
d 
31 
32 
128 ? 
d 
130 
121 
114 
103 
34 
37 
49-5 
49 
62-0 
70-7 
77-85 
76-67 
72- 09 
73- 89 
77-60 
75-65 
71- 85 
72- 91 
107-98 
103-76 
76-25 
73-06 
46- 23 
47- 37 
81-77 
78-12 
83-11 
80-00 
64-41 
69-81 
95-09 
d 
73°-3 
69°-3 
63°-4 
69°-5 
43°-3 
4i''-2 
i6''-6 
i6°-5 
26°-7 
24°-7 
80° 
86° 
765" 
765' 
<? 
(? 
1630 (1625) 
1540 (1520) 
190 
184 
193 
188 
194-5 
T90 
148 
147 
96 
lOI 
140 
135-5 
119 
106 
107 
318 
330 
318 
327 
387 
376 
131 
-125 
129 
124 
127 
127 
103 
105-5 
545 
538 
7» 
75 
102 
III 
138 
143 
60-5 
57 
27 
26 
45 
46 
43 
46 
37'5 
35 
37-5 
34-5 
48 
52-5 
49-5 
56 
39 
46-5 
99 
100-5 
35 
36 
29 
28-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
57-9 
59-7 
76-68 
78-19 
72-54 
72-07 
76- 17 
77- 37 
72-05 
71-31 
105-71 
108-48 
76-47 
67-57 
44-95 
■ 45-61 
87-21 
75-00 
82-80 
75-65 
79-19 
82-97 
81-II 
78-61 
62°-8 
64°-! 
72°-3 
73''-5 
44°-9 
42°-4 
n"-7 
d 
33°-2 
d 
84° 
d 
765" 
<? 
1260 (1273) 
780 
178 
183 
183 
141 
92-5 
132 
116 
105 
313 
315 
355 
121 
120 
"3 
95 
505 
76 
110-5 
140-5 
57 
25-5 
46-5 
46 
38 
39 
52 
56-5 
38 
100 
35-5 
28 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
60-8 
77-05 
72-13 
77-13 
72-21 
106-81 
68-95 
44-73 
84-78 
82-55 
67-49 
78-89 
65°-o 
7i°-3 
43°-7 
i5°-7 
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87° 
765" 
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1300 {1301) 
729 
178-5 
182 
182-5 
133 
98 
133 
115 
104 
307 
308 
365 
123 
III 
131 
105 
506 
71 
lOI 
132-5 
54 
■ 27 
45 
43-5 
34 
34-5 
49-5 
52-5 
3° 5 
TOO 
34-5 
31 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
57-1 
73-08 
73-08 
72-91 
72-91 
100-00 
70-15 
50-00 
79-12 
75-56 
73-08 
90-08 
66°-6 
72°-8 
40°-6 
II°-2 
29°-4 
84° 
765" 
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d 
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185 
189 
190 
134 
89 
137 
115 
no 
299 
300 
375 
125 
134 
116 
95 
520 
67 
102-5 
139 
54-5 
26 
43-5 
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40-5 
39 
d 
d 
37 
98 
34-5 
30-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
58-6 
70-90 
72-49 
70-53 
72-11 
97-81 
65-49 
47-88 
91-16 
93-02 
d 
d 
68°-8 
7i''-6 
39°-6 
i4°-4 
25°-2 
86° 
765" 
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1230 (1244) 
667 
173 
177 
178 
139-5 
94-5 
133-5 
115 
103 
317 
316 
345 
120 
112 
114 
98 
498 
66 
105 
131 
52 
27-5 
43 
43 
38 
37 
48 
50 
39 
100 
36-5 
30-5 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
63-1 
78-81 
75-36 
78-45 
75-02 
104-57 
62-86 
52-50 
86-05 
88-37 
78-00 
83-33 
68''-i 
73°-8 
38°-i 
I4°-2 
23°-9 
88° 
765" 
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1364 (1366) 
647 
175 
181 
182 
140 
93 
135 
118 
107 
320 
318 
361 
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122 
122 
106 
513 
75 
108 
144-5 
58 
25 
46 
46-5 
37 
36 
51 
54 
47 
101-5 
34 
29 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
64-9 
77-35 
74-59 
76-92 
74-18 
103-70 
69-44 
43-10 
77-43 
80 -oo 
87-36. 
85-88 
64°-8 
73°-o 
42°-2 
II°-0 
3i°-2 
84° 
765'^ 
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1445 (1425) 
625 
182 
187 
187 
143 
97 
132 
118 
106 
318 
320 
370 
125 
123 
122 
102-5 
532 
80-5 
104 
143 
62 
25 
44 
44-5 
37 
37 
49 
52 
40 
102 
35 
31 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
61-5 
76-47 
70-59 
76-47 
70-59 
108-33 
77-21 
40-19 
83-15 
84-09 
76-53 
88-57 
64°-3 
70° -I 
45°-6 
i7°-4 
28°-2 
87°-5 
765" 
<? 
1420 (1430) 
670 
180 
186 
187 
148 
92 
135 
115 
103-5 
318 
318 
368 
124 
III 
133 
IIO-5 
522 
83 
108 
144 
62 
26 
47-5 
46 
39 
38 
48 
55 
42 
lOI 
35 
29 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
59-6 
79-57 
72-47 
79-14 
71-01 
109-79 
77-03 
41-94 
82-61 
82-11 
76-00 
82-S6 
64°-o 
67°-8 
48°-2 
I3°-2 
35°-o 
81° 
765" 
cJ 
1318 (1335) 
845 
177 
181 
181 
140 
92 
137 
118 
99-5 
321 
320 
355 
126 
120 
119 
102 
507 
77 
104 
127-5 
55-5 
24-5 
41-5 
42-5 
35-5 
36 
46 
49 
35 
06 
37 
29 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
63-0 
77-35 
75-69 
77-35 
75-69 
102-19 
74-04 
43-96 
84-63 
85-95 
71-02 
78-80 
64°-2 
69°-4 
46°-4 
i7°-6 
28°-8 
87° 
765" 
765" 
3 
1380 (1377) 
1378 (1368) 
747 
635 
183-5 
177 
186 
183 
188 
184-5 
137 
143 
95 
95-5 
139-5 
133-5 
116-5 
III 
106 
100 
317 
295 
316 
295 
369 
363 
130 
121 
122 
122 
117 
120 
100 
103 
520 
522 
79 
74-5 
lOI 
99 
141 
138 
55 
58 
25 
26 
44 
43 
44 
43 
36 
38 
36 
38 
49 
46 
53 
49 
35 
33-5 
100-5 
94 
36 
35 
30 
33 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
d 
62- 7 
63- 4 
73-66 
78-14 
75-00 
72-95 
72-94 
77-50 
74-28 
72-28 
98-21 
107-11 
78-22 
75-25 
45-09 
44-83 
81-40 
88-11 
81-82 
87-96 
65-78 
78-16 
83-79 
94-29 
63°-8 
63°-o 
7i°-o 
72°-o 
45°-2 
45°-o 
i6°-2 
I2°-0 
29°-o 
33°-o 
87° 
84° 
Remakus 
Very young. Basilar synchondrosis. 3rd molars still in alveolus. Small epipterica on R. Infra-orbital suture meets 
malar mazUlarv suture R. and L. Flattening on both sides of sagittal suture. Bulging of parietals. Flattening of 
obelion. 
Very good teeth. Sutures open. Flattening of obelion. Sagittal crest. 
Basilar synchondrosis. Sutures open. Malar marginal processes R. and L. Small ossicles in lambdoid suture. Infra- 
orbital sutures R. and L. Sagittal crest. Flattening of obelion. Oaeicle near R. asterion. 
Teeth good. Sutures open. Infra-orbital sutures R. and L. Sagittal crest. Flattening of obelion. Narrow head with 
bulging parietals. 
Young. iJasilar synchondrosis. 3rd molars still in alveolus. Very asymmetric foramen. Sutures open. Bulging parietals. 
Bulging parietals. Sutures open ; remaining teeth good. Curious bony bridge on R. of foramen. Many wormians in lamb- 
doid suture. Bulging parietals. Flattening of obelion. 
Glabellar prominence with highly receding forehead. Sagittal crest. Ossicle in coronal suture. Great complication of 
ossicles in lambdoid sutured Infra-orbital suture meets malar maxillary suture R. and L. Asymmetric foramen. Large 
palate. Slight torus palatinus. 
Infra-orbital sptures R. and L. Sutures open. No 3rd molars. Large shallow palate. Torus palatinus. Small ossicle in 
lambdoid i^uture. Bulging glabella. Marked malar marginal processes. Marked inion ridge. Inoisura crotaphitioo- 
bucoinatoriis on R. 
High sagittal' crest. Bulging parietals. Marked inion. Sagittal suture almost entirely obliterated, coronal suture 
becoming obliterated. Bulging glabella. Marked malar marginal processes. 
Sutures open. FUttenmg of obelion. Bulging parietals. Marked malar marginal process on R. 
Very large mastoids. Teeth good. Sagittal suture almost enthely obliterated. Lambdoid suture becoming obliterated. 
Marked malar 'marginal processes R. and L. Ridge on parietals B. and L. Deep palate. 
Very receding forehead with bulgmg glabella. Asymmetric flattening of frontal bono. Bulging parietals. Numerous 
wormians°in lambdoid suture. Symmetric flattening of parietals each side of lambdoid suture. 
Very damaged, especially face and base. Very flat head with very bulging parietals. Sutures very open. 
Infra-orbital meets malar maxillary suture R. and L. Teeth very worn. Small epipterics R. and L. Sutures very open. 
Depression at R. pterion. Bulging at mid-sagittal. 
Parietal bulging, with slight depression. Coronal and sagittal sutures much obliterated. Considerable absorption of 
alveolar rim. Heavy inion ridge. Mandible fractured. 
Very heavy skull. Sutures open. Teeth good, but bad abscess of bone round R. canine. Anterior supra-masfcoid tubercles 
R. and L. Bulging parietals. Flattening at obeUon. 
Receding forehead. Infra-orbital suture meets malar maxillary suture on R. Sagittal suture considerably obhterated. 
Projecting inion. Marked malar marginal processes. Mid-sagittal crest. 
Very receding forehead, and high sagittal crest. Sutures open. Some absorption of alveolus. Anterior sagittal bulging. 
Marked malar marginal process on R. Asymmetric foramen. 
Receding forehead. Sagittal crest; bulgmg parietals with some depression. Bulging occipital. 
Sutures much obliterated. Infra-orbital meet malar maxiUary sutures R. and L. Epipteric on R. 21 mm. long. Receding 
forehead, bulgmg parietals. Marked malar marginal processes R. and L. 
Bulging glabella. Receding forehead with sagittal crest. Depression at obehon. Sutures very open. Some absorption 
of alveolus. Infra-orbital suture on L. Ossicle at lambda (18 x 18). Small epipteric on R. 
Low receding forehead. Infra-orbital suture on R. Teeth good. Sutures becommg obliterated at pterion and obeUon. 
Ossicles in lambdoid suture. Heavy inion ridge. 
Very narrow recedmg forehead. Curious high mid-sagittal crest. Bulging occipital with heavily marked inion ridge. 
Sutures becoming obliterated. Ossicle at lambda. Some depression of parietals. 
Infra-orbital sutures R. and L. Marked malar marginal process on R. Flattening at obelion. Bulging parietals. Sutures 
becoming shghtly obliterated. Epipteric on R. (25 mm. long). 
Infra-orbital suture meets malar maxdlary suture B. and L. Marked malar margmal proooses. Bulging parietals; high 
mid-sagittal crest. Sutures open. Teeth worn. 
Anterior sagittal bulging. Teeth much worn. Curious ridge on occipital base. Flattening at obelion. Aural exostosis 
on the L. 
Heavily developed superciliary ridges. Low receding forehead. Infra-orbital sutures R. and L. Coronal suture open; 
sagittal sut|.ure becoming obliterated. Many ossicles at lambda, and in lambdoid suture. Occipital bulging. Heavy 
inion. Very marked supra-mastoid tubercles R. and L. 
Very heavy mastoids. Flattening of obelion. Very heavy skull. Receduig forehead. Malar margmal processes R. and 
L. Sntures open. Small epipteric on R. 
Bulging glabella- Receding forehead. 
Very marked high sagittal crest. Asymmetric occipital bulging. Marked malar marginal processes. Small epipteric R. and L. 
Complex lambdoid suture. Teeth good. Para-occipitals, especially the.left, are large. Two tubercles on the basi -occipital. 
The measurements are tabulated to the nearest 0-5 millimetres; the indices are given for the full measurements, using Ernst's Tables. 
