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Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Anthropol. 2002;Suppl 35:131–158. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.10182

TABLE 2.

Descriptions and abbreviations of measurements used in this study

Cranial measurements

Glen-M¹: Lateral edge of articular eminence (glenoid tubercle) of the mandibular fossa to the mesial margin of M¹.

Bas-EAM: Maximum distance from basion to anterior margin of the external auditory meatus.

EAM-IOF: Anterior margin of external auditory meatus to lateral margin of the infraorbital foramen. If multiple infraorbital
foramina were present, we measured the most lateral foramen.

Orb-Ht: Maximum distance from superior margin of the infraorbital foramen to the supraorbital rim.

Orb-Wd: Maximum orbital width (or length).

Sphn-ht: Maximum height of greater wing of the sphenoid.

Cranial-lgth: Maximum length of skull as measured from alveolare to most posterior point on the occiput.

BiZyg-D: Maximum bizygomatic diameter of skull.

Postcranial measurements

Hum-length: Maximum length of humerus.

Rad-length: Maximum length of radius.

Mcarp3: Maximum length of third metacarpal.

Fem-length: Bicondylar length of femur (maximum femoral length with both condyles in contact with lower caliper arm or
stationary edge of osteometric board).

Tib-length: Maximum length of tibia.

Mtars3: Maximum length of third metatarsal.