An early method of criminal identification was based on the thought that every human being differs from every other one in the exact measurements of their body. Also, the sum of those measurements was thought to yield a characteristic formula for each individual. What was this method of criminal identification?

Answer: Anthropometry

Explanation:

Anthropometry is known as the evaluation of a human individual. It is considered as a tool of anthropology (physical), it has been utilized in order to identify the purposes of comprehending physical variation of human, in paleoanthropology and several other attempts in order to relate physical with psychological and racial traits.