Dimensions of face in Asia in the perspective of geography and prehistory
Abstract Data from 24 craniofacial dimensions were compiled for samples representing all the human populations of the world. These were converted into C scores and used to construct Euclidean Distance dendrograms. The populations of the world are best depicted as 8 major regional clusters representi...
| Published in: | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1991
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330850305 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fajpa.1330850305 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ajpa.1330850305 |
| Summary: | Abstract Data from 24 craniofacial dimensions were compiled for samples representing all the human populations of the world. These were converted into C scores and used to construct Euclidean Distance dendrograms. The populations of the world are best depicted as 8 major regional clusters representing: Africa, Amerind, Asia‐Mainland, Australo‐Melanesia, Eskimo‐Siberia, Europe, India, and Jömon‐Pacific. The mainland Asian cluster divided into northern and southern components. The Neolithic in both areas is less clearly associated with the northern or southern components and may represent the form of their undifferentiated precursors. This needs to be tested by the addition of further specimens and an adequate sample from South China. Mongols are peripheral members of the Asia‐Mainland cluster and should not be thought of as typifying the region as a whole. The use of the term “Mongoloid” is inappropriate in both theory and practice. |
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