Stereometric craniometry.
A method is described whereby three-dimensional co-ordinates of points on a cranium can be recorded in terms of azimuth, elevation and radial distance from a selected point. These co-ordinates can be used to create two-dimensional representations of single crania, the differences between many crania or growth stages of individuals or series of individuals. The co-ordinates can be used in more conventional analytic ways in the same way as cartesian co-ordinates.
D000818:Animals; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010215:Papio