© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(2): 137-139 (2004)
A Study on Step Distance and Its Relation with Some
Morphometric Features in Adult Male
Bijan Kumar Tripathy
Department of Anthropology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
E-mail: tripathybijan@rediffmail. Com
KEYWORDS Anthropometery. Homo sapiens. Evolution. Stuctural Changes
Abstract The study presents observations on stepping pattern and correlates stride length or step distance with selected morphometric features e.g. stature, height trochanter, height tibiale, bitrochanter breadth, foot length, foot breadth and foot index. Except for the latter, correlation values in all other cases are negative. observation on stepping linearity reveals predominant occurrence of divergent type of steps while the first step covering a distance larger than the following steps is observed in majority of cases.