[Methodological contributions to craniometric studies of some early medieval populations of the upper Donau region. II. Comparison of early medieval populations on absolute skull measurements].
On the basis of the means of 10 cranial measurements of 7 medieval populations different methodical approaches of the two commonly used distance estimation methods are compared with respect to their relevance. In addition also the results obtained by the same methods but based on different data (5 indices or 10 measurements, respectively) were compared. In spite of the fact that (DD)2 distances and the dendrograms (after Creel) give better results than the other methodical and graphic variants, the choice of qualified characters is more important than a certain distance method according to the authors' opinion. Thus the groupings and the clustering on the basis of the means of only 5 cranial indices show the best accordance with the ethnogenetic and historical conditions. An additional examination of the segregative values of cranial measurements revealed that the omission of the smallest frontal breadth and probably also the nasal height and breadth does not result in a reduction of the segregative accuracy.
D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010163:Paleontology
Methodische Beiträge zu kraniometrischen Studien einiger frühmittelalterlicher Populationen des oberen Donauraumes. II. Vergleich der frühmittelalterlichen Populationen anhand absoluter Schädelmasse.