Endocranial capacity of Western Australian Aboriginal crania

Comparisons and association with stature and latitude

Bibliographic Data

ID8314088
AuthorsLeonard Freedman (The University of Western Australia), W Blumer (The University of Western Australia), W F C Blumer, M Lofgren (Western Australian Museum)
Year1991
Volume84
Issue4
Pages399-405
Publication date1991-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330840404
PMID2053614
OpenAlexW2036628314
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The endocranial capacities (ECCs) of 73 Western Australian Aboriginal crania were estimated. Using water‐standardised mustard seed, ECCs were (in cm 3 ) males—X̄1,239, S.D. 92.3; females—X̄1,118, S.D. 77.5. The male and female mean values were smaller than those previously published for Australia as a whole; sexual dimorphism (9.7%) was also slightly lower. Comparison of the Western Australian Aboriginal sample with a large Danish sample (Pakkenberg and Voigt, 1964; Holloway, 1980) permitted analysis of factors underlying sex and population differences in ECC. In both samples about 40% of the mean sex differences in ECC could be related to stature differences; for each sex almost 2/3 of the differences between the Western Australian and Danish means appear to be associated with differences in stature and latitude. Allometric adjustments are also involved

Archaeology · Association (psychology) · Crania · Geodesy · Geography · Latitude · Short stature · Sociology · Anatomy and Medical Technology · Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Pediatrics

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