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Microevolution in prehistoric Andean populations: Chronologic nonmetrical cranial variation in northern Chile

  • Universidad de Chile
  • Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Chile
  • Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto

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Abstract

Multivariate distance statistics were computed from 14 nonmetrical cranial variables among five prehistoric samples representing steps in the microevolutionary history of a coastal population in northern Chile. Roughly 70% of nonmetrical cranial variation was found to be explained by chronologic distance covering a period of 6,500 years. This estimate is similar to a previous one derived from craniometric data. Implications of these findings are briefly discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-162
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology
Volume65
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1984
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gradual microevolutionary change
  • Nonmetrical cranial distances
  • Prehistoric populations

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