A quantitative test of the single-population hypothesis for the Dmanisi hominin assemblage: A reticular interpretation of dental metric data

Key Points

• This research aims to determine whether the variation in Dmanisi dental data aligns with a single population model or indicates multiple species.
• Quantitative re-evaluation of Dmanisi dental data
• Utilization of reproducible R code for data analysis
• Comparison of observed variation against model predictions
• Finds variation in dental metrics consistent with a single population model
• Suggests that the data does not support the existence of multiple species
• Reinforces the idea of a reticular interpretation of the Dmanisi hominin assemblage