tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post4750471766553678057..comments2023-08-26T09:41:34.197-06:00Comments on Africa: Rare Analyses and Knowledge-base: Cranio-morphological VariationMystery Solverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-28830199561577247522008-09-07T04:47:00.000-06:002008-09-07T04:47:00.000-06:00proud canadian writes:1) You mention capturing the...proud canadian writes:<BR/><BR/><I>1) You mention capturing the full diversity within populations. Would it be right to say then that there is more diversity *within* native African populations that between Africans and non-Africans? For example, a Bantu herdsman compared to a Swedish fisherman would seem to have more difference..</I><BR/><BR/>While there is apparently greater diversity in AfricaMystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-38686289875346121312008-09-06T16:52:00.000-06:002008-09-06T16:52:00.000-06:00I only started getting into this topic area about ...I only started getting into this topic area about a year ago, and the more I read pages like yours, the more I realize how necessary it is for balanced, scholarly information on the topic is. <BR/><BR/>I ran into someone the other day who quoted a study from Hammer 1997 (The geographic distribution of human Y chromosome variation) and Cavali-Sforza 2004 ("Levant versus the Horn: Corridor for Research datahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196376215603452760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-38769851025090519892008-08-26T01:18:00.000-06:002008-08-26T01:18:00.000-06:00As you've correctly noted, CRANID and Fordisc shar...As you've correctly noted, CRANID and Fordisc share essentially the same problems. They fail to capture full diversity *within* populations, precisely because adjacent populations to those tested and beyond, not to mention *temporally diverse* specimens, are not given due consideration. As a result, only a *snapshot* of the actual *clinal* pattern and *gradual changes* in trends of diversity Mystery Solverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06985949344472336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074422985363924559.post-6652101568331973082008-08-13T21:49:00.000-06:002008-08-13T21:49:00.000-06:00Another excellent analysis. I have heard about the...Another excellent analysis. I have heard about the weaknesses of Fordisc but no one has broken it down in such clear detail as you do on your page. Fordisc's weaknesses are also paralleled by weaknesses in CRANID as some others have written.<BR/><BR/>CRANID purports to match skulls with ethnicity and placeof origin. As regards Egyptians, CRANID places the them in a "Meditarranean" bloc. However Research datahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196376215603452760noreply@blogger.com