Detection of a population replacement at the Classic-Postclassic transition in Mexico

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1610, 2007, Pages 681-688

  González José, Rolando ^a   Martínez Abadías, Neus ^b   González Martín, Antonio ^c   Bautista Martínez, Josefina ^d   Gómez Valdés, Jorge ^d   Quinto, Mirsha ^e   Hernández, Miquel ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Classic postclassic transition; Facial shape; Geometric morphometrics; Mesoamerica; Mexica; Population replacement

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CIVILIZATION; CLASSIC PERIOD; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERGENCE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION REGULATION; REPLACEMENT;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; FACE; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY; MEXICO; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; ANTHROPOMETRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; SKULL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRANIOLOGY; GENETICS, POPULATION; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MEXICO; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SKULL;

EID: 33947528330     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.0151     Document Type: Article

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