Table 2.

Results of the chronological analyses of hominin body size estimates by fine temporal groups.

fine temporal group	n	mean	median	mean CI La	mean CI Ua	s.d.	min	max	CV
body mass
Holoceneb	438	61.86	62.28	—	—	10.71	34.39	88.23	17.3
Late Pleistocene	78	68.69	70.20	54.95	82.43	10.69	34.10	91.30	15.6
late Middle Pleistocene	21	55.24	54.20	49.90	60.60	16.36	33.50	83.00	29.6
middle Middle Pleistocene	32	70.40	70.55	56.51	84.55	9.05	56.90	90.70	12.9
early Middle Pleistocene	7	54.87	54.30	35.70	81.69	3.57	51.60	62.20	6.5
late Early Pleistocene	8	54.63	51.75	37.45	80.10	9.22	46.40	76.00	16.9
middle Early Pleistocene	59	47.11	45.00	35.24	62.94	15.42	22.70	81.00	32.7
early Early Pleistocene	23	31.73	29.90	20.89	48.56	6.96	22.80	54.00	21.9
Late Pliocene	24	38.96	38.35	25.10	60.89	9.42	24.50	63.60	24.2
stature
Holoceneb	449	159.91	159.74	—	—	8.28	134.16	180.55	5.2
Late Pleistocene	92	167.14	168.95	153.78	180.52	12.24	104.20	191.60	7.3
late Middle Pleistocene	12	160.37	163.25	153.43	167.58	9.86	153.10	171.10	6.1
middle Middle Pleistocene	33	166.85	165.10	158.92	174.75	6.85	153.70	184.20	4.1
early Middle Pleistocene	7	159.70	156.20	149.77	169.83	9.54	149.90	176.50	6.0
late Early Pleistocene	3	168.70	171.10	155.40	181.83	7.30	161.70	174.50	4.3
middle Early Pleistocene	47	149.11	151.49	138.85	159.45	14.97	110.00	178.00	10.0
early Early Pleistocene	6	129.18	127.00	118.76	141.00	16.63	110.00	153.05	12.9
Late Pliocene	3	125.67	121.00	115.80	135.20	23.35	105.00	151.00	18.6

^aLower and upper 95% confidence intervals of the mean (individual prediction intervals in electronic supplementary material, file S1).

^bThe Holocene forager sample is provided as comparative baseline and excluded from the statistical analyses.