Cranial variation in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands: Inferences about the history of the population
Carles Lalueza-Fox|Antonio González Martín|Sergi Civit
A multivariate analysis of four prehistoric and nine historic populations from the Iberian Peninsula Balearic Islands with large sample sizes (n > 30 individuals for neurocranium n 15 facial skeleton) is presented, considering 874 male 557 female skulls using 20 craniometric measurements. Cluster analyses have been undertaken squared Euclidean distance as a measure proximity average linkage between groups (UPGMA), neighbor-joining algorithms branching method, bootstrap was used to assess robustness clustering topology. The study complemented principal coordinate application Mantel test degree correspondence information furnished by samples. show that main source morphometric variability in Basque population. second variation provided two (Muslims Jews), different rest an archaeological cultural point view, can probably be attributed influences sub-Saharan Africa. massive deportations Jews 1492 Moors 15th 17th centuries may erased this present population Peninsula. remaining studied populations, including samples Castile, Cantabria, Andalusia, Catalonia Islands, are grouped together, showing notable morphological homogeneity, despite their temporal geographic heterogeneity. These results general agreement those obtained synthetic maps, analyzing multiple genetic markers. In such studies, described variability, not only Peninsula, but also Western Europe. © 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology|PubMed