Significant skull differences between closely linked groups

Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 11:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In order to accurately identify skulls as male or female, forensic anthropologists need to have a good understanding of how the characteristics of male and female skulls differ between populations. A new study shows that these differences can be significant, even between populations that are geographically close to one another.

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