How tall was the Upper Cave female? Stature estimates
Upper Cave female stature: 2015 cranial estimate 5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm); earlier published estimate 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm).
When: the Late Pleistocene (Wikipedia). See every group on the timeline.
These are estimates for one fossil individual from different reconstruction methods, not measured heights or a population mean.
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What the estimate describes
| Sample | Population | Year | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cave female stature | Upper Cave skull 102 | 2015 study | estimated from foramen magnum measurements | Acta Anthropologica Sinica, 2015 |
| Upper Cave female stature | Upper Cave skull 102 | 1982 study | earlier published skeletal stature estimate | Suzuki, University of Tokyo |
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