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Hierarchical grouping analysis and skeletal materials
Author(s) -
Alexander Ralph W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330450105
Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , hierarchical clustering , evolutionary biology , skeletal structures , anthropometry , human skeleton , computer science , biology , artificial intelligence , geography , anatomy , cluster analysis , archaeology , programming language
The technique of hierarchical grouping analysis is examined with respect to its use as a tool in grouping skeletal remains, utilizing both continuous and certain types of discontinuous anthropometric variables. The method is found to be useful when tested with Amerind skeletal materials at the micro‐evolutionary level, and as a technique for sexual differentiation within human and non‐human primate populations. The application of this form of cluster analysis to dental data is examined.