Publication Date
8-5-1970
Abstract
This study is concerned with the diversity among American Indian groups, particularly the Nadene speakers, as reflected biologically and culturally. Specifically the relationships between the blood group frequencies, anthropometric measurements, linguistic affiliation, and cultural adaptation are investigated.
Various statistical estimates of biological distance between groups are presented and evaluated, and these are used to generate distance values between the Indian populations. These values are then compared with glottochronological estimates of time depth. The final analysis is a comparison of mean distances between groups which ore similar or dissimilar with respect to microenvironment, linguistic affiliation·, relative degree of sedentism, and primary exploitation product.
Document Type
Dissertation
Language
English
Degree Name
Anthropology
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Anthropology
First Committee Member (Chair)
James Norman Spuhler
Second Committee Member
Lewis R. Binford
Third Committee Member
Bruce Joseph Rigsby
Recommended Citation
Byles, Robert H.. "A Study Of The Relationship Between Biological And Cultural Diversity In North American Indians.." (1970). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/223
