cranium
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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
"This newly reconstructed cranium further emphasizes the anatomical diversity seen in early members of our genus, which is only likely to increase with future discoveries."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025
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
His pronounced cranium indicates his future deftness with mathematics and mechanical things.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Beginning in the 1830s, physician and professor Samuel George Morton collected about 900 crania, and after his death the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia added hundreds more.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
On 3 February, the museum plans to lay the crania of 19 of the Black Philadelphians in the collection to rest in a historically Black cemetery.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 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
He has found several crania, all of which correspond in form to the present aboriginal type.6-§
From Some Observations on the Ethnography and Archaeology of the American Aborigines by Samuel George Morton
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
Writers can be found who can write out one train of ideas, while ideas entirely different are being cogitated upon somewhere in their craniums.
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