เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	จำนวนสัตว์ขั้นต่ำ	เรขาคณิตสัณฐานวิทยา
สาขาวิชา	โบราณคดี	โบราณคดี
ตระกูล	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1953	1991
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Theodore White	Fred Bookstein
ประเภท	Faunal quantification method	Shape and form analysis
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	White, T. E. (1953). A method of calculating the dietary percentages of various food animals utilized by aboriginal peoples. American Antiquity, 19(4), 396-398.	Bookstein, F. L. (1991). Morphometric Tools for Landmark Data: Geometry and Biology. Cambridge University Press.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	MNI method, minimum individual number	shape analysis, morphometric analysis
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	4	4
สรุป	Minimum number of individuals (MNI) is a quantitative zooarchaeological method that estimates the minimum number of animals represented in a faunal assemblage based on the frequency of unique skeletal elements. Developed by Theodore White in 1953, it is one of the most widely used techniques for analyzing animal bone assemblages from archaeological sites. The MNI method helps archaeologists understand hunting and butchering patterns, interpret subsistence practices, and assess the diversity of fauna exploited by past human populations.	Geometric morphometrics is a quantitative analytical method that captures, analyzes, and compares the shapes of biological structures (bones, teeth, pottery) using coordinate data from landmarks and outlines. Developed by Fred Bookstein in the 1990s, GMM provides a rigorous statistical framework for studying shape variation across populations or time periods. The method allows archaeologists to quantify morphological differences between individuals, populations, or artifact classes with precision impossible using traditional linear measurements.