cranium

The bumps and contours of the cranium were once believed to reflect the intellectual power and moral strength of the mind inside.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

The university removed that cranium from the reburial so it can be assessed for return through NAGPRA.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

If the device works as expected, it will answer longstanding questions about the impacts of microgravity inside the cranium.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Instead of examining the fish's scale, "you extract what are called the otoliths, or earstones, from inside the cranium of the fish, and then thin section the stones to determine their age," said Lackmann.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

After the shock of rope and teeth, I admit it, I was a bit messed—madmanning it around the house, reeling from room to room, brain gyroscoping inside my cranium.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Even if all the crania are identified and returned to the community, the university has a long way to go.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

To construct the feeding behaviours and determine the relation between the mandible and trunk, the team examined the crania and lower jaws of the three groups, sourced from three different museums.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2023

“The placement and treatment of the crania are distinctly different from the burial tradition” in the hunter-gatherer graves located 330 feet to the north, Kjellström said.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2018

However, Rosas's team says that his skull differs slightly from modern crania.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 21, 2017

More than one half their number had, one time or another, sat under that spout till its chilly jet seemed like a sharp spear piercing their wool-covered crania.

From The Yellow Chief by Mayne Reid

Humans evolved wisdom teeth to better grind down hard foods like raw plants, tough meats and nuts, but as our diets became softer and our brains bigger, our species developed larger craniums and smaller jaws.

From Salon ● May 7, 2024

The vividly hued mixed-media craniums are grown-up 3D cartoons that suggest the visages of superheroes or supervillains.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023

The skeletal remains, which include skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were handed over in an official ceremony in Vienna on Tuesday, where there was a panel and presentation.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022

Armed with their unparalleled craniums, Homo sapiens created sophisticated bone and stone implements, including weapons and tools, and also mastered the use of fire.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

At first, I thought it was all brag on your part, and that you fellows were suffering from enlarged craniums complicated with bragitis.

From The High School Boys' Canoe Club by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock