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Archival Anthropometry: An Analysis of the Anthropometric Data of Native American Children Gathered by Franz Boas, 1888-1902

Creator:

Kirkpatrick, Kristin A.

Abstract:

Franz Boas collected anthropometric data on approximately 15,000 people from over 200 Native American tribal groups between 1888 and 1902. Twelve basic measurements were taken: standing height, shoulder height, height to digit III, arm span, sitting height, shoulder width, head length and width, face height and breadth, and nose height...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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. ARCHIVAL ANTHROPOMETRY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA OF NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN GATHERED BY
The long and short of it : the reliability and inter-populational applicability of stature regression equations

Creator:

McCarthy, Donna

Abstract:

In this thesis, stature reconstruction of three prehistoric/protohistoric Native American populations (from Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and South Dakota) was performed using the Fully Anatomical method in order to formulate regression equations and analyze the ability of regression equations of other researchers to accurately estimate the statures within my study...

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Masters Thesis