TABLE 2.

Tibial measurements and indices, obtained by anthropological literature, selected and modified for this study

Nr.	Definition	Description	References
T1	Maximum tibial length	Distance from the most prominent point on the proximal metaphyseal plate to the most prominent point on the distal metaphyseal plate	Modified after Martin and Saller (1957), #1
T2	Tibial sagittal shaft diameter at nutrient foramen	The greater distance from anterior border to the posterior surface at the level of the nutrient foramen	Martin (1928), 1050, #8a; Buikstra e Ubelaker (1994): 83, #72
T3	Tibial transverse shaft diameter at nutrient foramen	The maximum mediolateral (i.e., coronal) dimension of the shaft at the level of the nutrient foramen	Martin (1928), 1050, #9a; Buikstra e Ubelaker (1994): 83, #73
T4	Tibial sagittal midshaft diameter	Anteroposterior diameter at 50% of tibial length, from the anterior crest to the posterior surface	Martin (1928), 1050, #8
T5	Tibial transverse midshaft diameter	Mediolateral (i.e., coronal) diameter at 50% of tibial length	Martin (1928), 1050, #9
T6	Minimum shaft circumference	Minimum circumference, usually at the inferior third of tibial length	Krogman and Işcan (1986)
T7	Tibial midshaft shape index	(T5/T4) × 100	Martin and Saller (1957)