Research Article

Developmental Changes in Morphology of the Middle and Posterior External Cranial Base in Modern Homo sapiens

Table 18

Mean Principal Components scores for the major PCs for each age group in each population for the temporal bone.

PopulationAge Cat.PC1PC2PC3PC4PC5PC6

Alaskans AC10.063700.03778−0.004670.003486−0.013180.002793
Alaskans AC20.059550.01832−0.011520.012063−0.009510.006615
Alaskans AC30.013640.01492−0.01702−0.006260.01089−0.00095
Alaskans Adults−0.040980.00911−0.03013−0.015530.003458−0.00611
AustriansAC10.064320.049180.0145090.01470.0043340.041771
AustriansAC20.01920−0.01637−0.01942−0.00831−0.021960.000631
AustriansAC3−0.00658−0.00682−0.00317−0.0133−0.00137−0.00585
AustriansAdults−0.04079−0.018040.036348−0.00234−0.01313−0.01497
EgyptiansAC10.09614−0.01266−0.00793−0.002110.0119290.021407
EgyptiansAC20.07456−0.074400.0236180.0055890.0394310.00116
EgyptiansAC30.03027−0.01573−0.01638−0.02419−0.011150.008317
EgyptiansAdults−0.00847−0.01948−0.0062−0.016650.0098550.022317
MexicansAC10.073940.03163−0.008790.0155920.0247770.01061
MexicansAC20.041010.00014−0.01110.0091070.003618−0.02052
MexicansAC3−0.003460.00340−0.018350.0137480.007935−0.00232
MexicansAdults−0.02252−0.037340.005864−0.028590.0237670.001946
PeruviansAC10.04345−0.014270.001880.002930.031773−0.00416
PeruviansAC20.010240.009960.0065320.025246−0.00551−0.01473
PeruviansAC3−0.011530.012160.0117370.022836−0.00735−0.0178
PeruviansAdults−0.04831−0.003140.0157410.009016−0.002910.010455
PolynesiansAC10.090890.036860.01485−0.01808−0.08961−0.02056
PolynesiansAC20.031380.04798−0.01105−0.001970.012710.000566
PolynesiansAC3−0.01459−0.019220.003433−0.01135−0.007790.009155
PolynesiansAdults−0.07627−0.002240.001625−0.01349−0.003440.022897
UtahAC10.10426−0.006790.016610.030121−0.0139−0.01324
UtahAC20.04445−0.008980.0188230.00818−0.000280.003031
UtahAC3−0.050030.029010.014978−0.012030.021723−0.00859
UtahAdults−0.041090.005990.0302870.0037730.000573−0.01027