[1] Forensic anthropology is the application of human osteology (the study of the skeleton) to medical and legal issues and contributes to the identification of missing persons. (aaas.org)
A forensic anthropologist in the area of osteology carries out analysis of human bones, such as the femur (used to determine height of subject) and the hip / skull (used to identify gender), and the teeth samples (useful in determining the age). (jobdescriptionandresumeexamples.com)
Through osteology techniques, determine the height of a subject from the analysis of hipbone and skull (jobdescriptionandresumeexamples.com)