Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form
Abstract The regional variability of the modern human craniofacial form is of importance to debates about human origins. The study of craniofacial form has generally been carried out either by interlandmark distance measurement and analysis or by observation and character scoring. In this study of f...
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crwiley:10.1002/ajpa.10005 2024-09-15T18:05:01+00:00 Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form Hennessy, Robin J. Stringer, Chris B. 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10005 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.10005 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.10005 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor American Journal of Physical Anthropology volume 117, issue 1, page 37-48 ISSN 0002-9483 1096-8644 journal-article 2001 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.10005 2024-09-05T05:06:39Z Abstract The regional variability of the modern human craniofacial form is of importance to debates about human origins. The study of craniofacial form has generally been carried out either by interlandmark distance measurement and analysis or by observation and character scoring. In this study of four modern human groups (Eskimo/Inuit, African, Australian, and Romano‐British), nine craniofacial landmark coordinates were recorded by extraction from laser scans. The coordinates were studied by geometric morphometrics, and a regression analysis was used to investigate the dominant variability in shape within and between groups. Statistical tests of shape difference between groups were carried out. By these methods, the statistical patterns of shape variability and their geometric interpretations were studied on a common basis. The results were found to be in agreement with the classic studies of Howells ([1989:189] Pap Peabody Mus 79), and show the potential of this approach for future research. Am J Phys Anthropol 117:37–48, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* inuit Wiley Online Library American Journal of Physical Anthropology 117 1 37 48 |
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Abstract The regional variability of the modern human craniofacial form is of importance to debates about human origins. The study of craniofacial form has generally been carried out either by interlandmark distance measurement and analysis or by observation and character scoring. In this study of four modern human groups (Eskimo/Inuit, African, Australian, and Romano‐British), nine craniofacial landmark coordinates were recorded by extraction from laser scans. The coordinates were studied by geometric morphometrics, and a regression analysis was used to investigate the dominant variability in shape within and between groups. Statistical tests of shape difference between groups were carried out. By these methods, the statistical patterns of shape variability and their geometric interpretations were studied on a common basis. The results were found to be in agreement with the classic studies of Howells ([1989:189] Pap Peabody Mus 79), and show the potential of this approach for future research. Am J Phys Anthropol 117:37–48, 2002. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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Hennessy, Robin J. Stringer, Chris B. Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form |
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Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form |
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Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form |
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Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form |
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Geometric morphometric study of the regional variation of modern human craniofacial form |
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