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cranium

[kray-nee-uhm] / ˈkreɪ ni əm /
NOUN
skull
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STRONG


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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

"Using high-tech scanning, this time we were able to create comprehensive new digital images of the external and internal cranium, showcasing the complexity of the brain cavity of this fascinating lungfish," she says.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 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

The creature’s cranium was like a dark cave with no exit!

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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

The size of his cranium was remarkable, or, as she said of his craniums: "It seemed as though he had two craniums, one joined to the other."

From George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings by Alys Hallard


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