Article
Variation among North Amerindians: analysis of Boas's anthropometric data.
Human biology - 1 Jun 1992
Jantz R L, Hunt D R, Falsetti A B, Key P J
Abstract excerpt
In the late nineteenth century Franz Boas was responsible for assembling anthropometric data from North Amerindians. Approximately 15,000 subjects were measured, but the data have never been systematically analyzed. Here we describe our efforts to develop a computerized database from Boas's data and present the first systematic analysis of these data. In addition to a general analysis of North Amerindian...
Topics
- Anthropology, Physical
- Anthropometry
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Genetic Variation
- History, 19th Century
- Indians, North American
- United States