An alternative method of estimating the cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7

✍ Scribed by J. Rimas Vaišnys; Dan Lieberman; David Pilbeam

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 892 KB
• Volume: 65
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330650110

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The cranial capacity of Olduvai Hominid 7 is estimated to be 690 cc, with a standard uncertainty range of 538 to 868 cc. The estimate is derived from a systematic consideration of the relationships between Bregma‐Asterion chords and cranial capacities obtained from a large sample of Homo sapiens and Pan troglodytes and from available fossil hominids. The estimation technique is applicable to other characters and specimens.