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[Is head size modified by environmental factors?]

U Jaeger1, K Zellner, K Kromeyer-Hauschild

  • 1Institut für Humangenetik und Anthropologie der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

Zeitschrift Fur Morphologie Und Anthropologie
|December 16, 1998
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Skull and head measurements show secular changes, with body height influencing cephalic index trends. Environmental factors are key drivers of these long-term skeletal and cranial variations.

Area of Science:

  • Anthropology
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Human Evolution

Context:

  • Analysis of Neolithic period skull and head measurements.
  • Comparison between historical skeletal data and modern populations.
  • Investigation of secular trends in human morphology.

Purpose:

  • To present the development of skull and head measurements (length, breadth) and the cephalic index since the Neolithic period.
  • To compare historical measurements with those of living individuals.
  • To identify correlations between body height and cranial shape changes.

Summary:

  • Skull and head measurements exhibit significant secular changes over time.
  • A trend of debrachycephalisation is associated with increased body height, while brachycephalisation correlates with decreased body height.

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  • These cranial changes are part of a broader secular trend, indicating environmental influences.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the role of environmental factors in shaping human skeletal morphology over millennia.
    • Provides insights into long-term human adaptation and population dynamics.
    • Establishes a link between stature changes and cranial index evolution.