Neanderthal Skull Simulation (IMAGE)

New York Institute of Technology

Neanderthal Skull Simulation

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Image illustrates the difference in skull and nose shape in the three human species tested. Airflow is color-coded for temperature (warmer colors = warmer air, cooler colors = colder air). Lines indicate that Neanderthal and modern-humans likely diverged from an ancestor very close to Homo heidelbergensis.

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University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales

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