title: Nonmetric cranial variation and the populational affinities of the Pacific peoples.
abstract: Nonmetric traits of Hawaiian and Chamorro skulls were examined for evidence bearing on their populational affinities. Distance analyses reveal that the Hawaiian and Chamorro people, although not very near each other, are both closer to the East Asian than to the Jomon-Ainu or to the Arctic peoples. Our study of nonmetric cranial variation does not suggest an affinity between the Jomon and Pacific peoples.
authors: Department of Anatomy, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Ishida
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Dodo
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D002508:Cephalometry; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000266:history*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006254:Hawaii; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008849:Micronesia; D009656:North America; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology*