The same crack-like space appears in the upper arm bone (humerus), seen just above the skull in ... the sex of human skeletal remains. This young individual was probably female, because her ...

Anthropological analysis of the skeleton confirmed that the individual was an adult female, aged between 25 ... identified several bones (including a skull) of an extinct cattle species known ...

Her skeleton was beautifully preserved. 'Making a reconstruction I usually think that we are looking into their world. 'For the reconstruction a 3D virtual model of her skull was created using ...

Researchers at the University of Basel have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their ...

Look for a second line at the front of the skull -- the coronal suture ... then it's a female; if it's a tight fit, it's the skeleton of a man DNA samples may be taken from any existing ...

Your skeleton supports and protects your body. The skull, for example, protects your brain. Important if you like thinking or moving, since your brain sends the signals that control your muscles.

Hunt, an expert in skeletal biology who has considerable experience in forensic anthropology, spent several hours examining the skull—taking ... was assumed to be a female.

You recover a full skull with teeth, and most of the bones of the body ... Adult teeth are worn down by chewing, and sometimes the amount a skeleton’s teeth are worn down can be used to estimate age.

Ardi is a female human-like fossilised skeleton that dates from 4.4 million ... but possessed a relatively small ape-like skull. Lucy's foot bones show that she had similar feet to modern humans ...