Phenetic affinities among early Homo crania from East and South Africa

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-225

  Grine, F E ^a   Jungers, W L ^a   Schultz, J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Cranium; Homo erectus; Homo ergaster; Homo habilis; Homo rudolfensis; Koobi Fora; Morphometrics; Olduvai Gorge; Ordination; Randomization; Sterkfontein; Swartkrans

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRANIUM; HOMO ERECTUS; HOMO ERGASTER; HOMO HABILIS; HOMO RUDOLFENSIS; MORPHOMETRY;

AFRICA;

EID: 0029751147     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0019     Document Type: Article

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