[Craniometric studies of the upper jaw as aid in population differentiation]

10 selected midfacial dimensions were measured on each of 711 skulls from 4 anthropologically different populations and tested for their usefulness for the characterization of populations. The palate height cannot be recommended as a distinctive feature because of its considerable variability within the single groups. According to the problems under study, sagittal, and transversal midfacial dimensions are suited for classification into groups.