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Multivariate Analysis and Cranial Diversity in Plio-Pleistocene Hominids

In: Multivariate Statistical Methods in Physical Anthropology

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  • Alan Bilsborough

    (Department of Physical Anthropology)

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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.

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  • Alan Bilsborough, 1984. "Multivariate Analysis and Cranial Diversity in Plio-Pleistocene Hominids," Springer Books, in: G. N. Van Vark & W. W. Howells (ed.), Multivariate Statistical Methods in Physical Anthropology, pages 351-375, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-94-009-6357-3_20
    DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-6357-3_20
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