Linear measurements of the neurocranium are better indicators of population differences than those of the facial skeleton: Comparative study of 1,961 skulls

Human Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-46

  Holló, Gábor ^a   Szathmáry, László ^b   Marcsik, Antónia ^b   Barta, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Craniometrics; Facial skeleton; Great Hungarian plain; Hallstatt crania; Linear mixed effects model; Neurocranium

Indexed keywords

CRANIA;

EID: 77953011601     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/027.082.0103     Document Type: Article

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