ABSTRACT
Objective To study the characteristics of measurement points in auricle and to make a method of individual identification by auricle. To make an accurate, simple and reliable individual identification recognition to forensic anthropology by the auricle in the videos and pictures. Methods To select measurement points by the auricle pictures of the 148 adults of Han nationality -from 19 to 22 years old- beyond one month and to analysis the data by SPSS statistical software, analyzing the various factors that influence on the measurement result, then to calculate the ability of recognition, and to confirm the each index difference and the reference value range between the two batch of photos in the end. Results The 6 measurement points were retained by statistical test from the 10 measurement points. The result is stable, and the variation coefficient of each index is not quite different. Conclusion To confirm reference range of the 6 observation points so that to determine whether the two auricle pictures belong to the same individual is accurate and feasible method.