Craniometry is measurement of the cranium (the main part of the skull), usually the human cranium. It is a subset of cephalometry, measurement of the...
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The Mismeasure of Man (section Craniometry)
single quantity". Biological determinism is analyzed in discussions of craniometry and psychological testing, the two principal methods used to measure...
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misconstrues, or distorts anthropology (notably physical anthropology), craniometry, evolutionary biology, and other disciplines or pseudo-disciplines through...
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In population genetics, research has been done on the genetic origins of modern Japanese people. From the point of view of genetic studies, Japanese people:...
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Paul Broca (section Craniometry)
of physical anthropology, advancing the science of anthropometry, and craniometry, in particular, the now-discredited practice of determining intelligence...
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Skull (section Craniometry)
transitional between lobe-finned fish and early tetrapods Centrosaurus skull Craniometry Crystal skull Head and neck anatomy Human skull symbolism Memento mori...
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usually the human head, especially by medical imaging such as radiography. Craniometry, the measurement of the cranium (skull), is a large subset of cephalometry...
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gave the term a wider audience, by grounding it in the new methods of craniometry and Linnean taxonomy. Blumenbach did not credit Meiners with his taxonomy...
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1790–1828). This was a founding work for other scientists in the field of craniometry. He established a five-part naming system in 1795 to describe what he...
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spans various concepts, both scientific and pseudoscientific, such as craniometry, paleoanthropology, biological anthropology, phrenology, physiognomy...
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