News tagged with human skulls
Trophy heads reveal secrets about ancient South American civilization
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 08, 2009 |
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The Nasca civilization is perhaps best known for the drawings its people etched onto the desert floor in southwest Peru, a massive and mysterious body of simple and intricate works that span several hundred square miles.
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Study finds women have thicker skulls
Jan 24, 2008 |
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U.S. and Chinese scientists have determined women have thicker skulls than do men.
Is Indy chasing a fake?
May 23, 2008 |
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As Indiana Jones races against time to find an ancient crystal skull in his new movie adventure, he should perhaps take a moment to check its authenticity.
Natural Selection and the Human Skull
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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New research led by UC Davis anthropologist Tim Weaver adds to the evidence that chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why the skulls of modern humans and ancient Neanderthals evolved differently. The findings ...
Handsome by Chance
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Aug 02, 2007 |
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Chance, not natural selection, best explains why the modern human skull looks so different from that of its Neanderthal relative, according to a new study led by Tim Weaver, assistant professor of anthropology at UC Davis.
New research proves single origin of humans in Africa
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Jul 18, 2007 |
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New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world. The research, at the ...
Competition may be reason for bigger brain
Jun 22, 2009 |
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For the past 2 million years, the size of the human brain has tripled, growing much faster than other mammals. Examining the reasons for human brain expansion, University of Missouri researchers studied three ...
40,000-year-old skull shows both modern human and Neandertal traits
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Jan 16, 2007 |
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Humans continued to evolve significantly long after they were established in Europe, and interbred with Neandertals as they settled across the continent, according to new research published this week in the ...
Stone tools, rare animal bones discovered -- clues to Caribbean's earliest inhabitants
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Aug 18, 2009 |
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A prehistoric water-filled cave in the Dominican Republic has become a "treasure trove" with the announcement by Indiana University archaeologists of the discovery of stone tools, a small primate skull in ...
Early Human Skulls Shaped for Nut-Cracking (Video)
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Feb 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research conducted in part by researchers at The George Washington University has led to novel insights into how feeding and dietary adaptations may have shaped the evolution of the earliest ...
Ancient 'Lucy' Species Ate A Different Diet Than Previously Thought
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research examining microscopic marks on the teeth of the "Lucy" species Australopithecus afarensis suggests that the ancient hominid ate a different diet than the tooth enamel, size and sh ...
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