In September 2019, scientists reported the computerized determination, based on 260 CT scans, of a virtual skull shape of the last common human ancestor to modern humans/ H. sapiens, …

Feb 28, 2002 · Modern humans differ from archaic humans in many respects, but anthropologists have been trying to define our species, Homo sapiens, based on the features of their skulls …

Neanderthal skulls show evidence that facial bones continued to grow forward for longer into adulthood, adding bone around the nose and upper jaw, while modern human faces tend to …

Oct 16, 2020 · This skull is transitional between Homo heidelbergensis and early modern Homo sapiens. It has a number of primitive features but also has some modern characteristics such …

Sep 25, 2025 · A million-year-old human skull found in China suggests that our species, Homo sapiens, began to emerge at least half a million years earlier than we thought, researchers are …

Jan 24, 2018 · Our analyses therefore demonstrate that the evolution of modern human brain shape is characterized by directional and gradual changes resulting in the typical globular …

This study assessed the regional diversity of the human cranial form by using geometric homologous models based on scanned data from 148 ethnic groups worldwide.

Jan 1, 2024 · This study aims to systematically examine anatomical changes in the skull and its formations over time by reviewing studies on skull morphology.

Modern humans have very large brains, which vary in size from population to population and between males and females. The “modern skull” can be characterized by a thin-walled, high …

Mar 27, 2025 · Modern humans have uniquely small and flat faces, especially compared with our Neanderthal cousins' notoriously robust faces and large noses, but the reason for this …