Accuracy and precision of CT-based endocranial capacity estimations: A comparison with the conventional millet seed method and application to the Minatogawa 1 skull

Anthropological Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Kubo, Daisuke ^a   Kono, Reiko T ^b   Saso, Aiko ^a   Mizushima, Souichiro ^a   Suwa, Gen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocranial capacity; Measurement error; Micro CT; Minatogawa

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249089415     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.070502     Document Type: Article

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