Multivariate Analysis and Cranial Diversity in Plio-Pleistocene Hominids

Alan Bilsborough
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Alan Bilsborough: Department of Physical Anthropology

A chapter in Multivariate Statistical Methods in Physical Anthropology, 1984, pp 351-375 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper briefly reports on some multivariate aspects of a morphometric study of Plio - Pleistocene hominids. The full study includes univariate and bivariate, as well as multivariate, analysis and is directed towards the investigation of patterns of morphological diversity in hominid crania, with a particular focus on the variation displayed by Pliocene and Lower Pleistocene hominids from South and East Africa. The approach reported here utilises multivariate techniques as aids to map and quantify morphological differences between hominid groups, and to scale relative change in different cranial complexes, rather than attempting to derive clusters (phena) from the multivariate structure. Some aspects of the results are discussed below, following a summary of the hominid material incorporated in the analyses, and its chronological and phyletic framework.

Keywords: Canonical Variate; Zygomatic Arch; Cranial Vault; Cheek Tooth; Early Hominid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1984
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-6357-3_20

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