Comments on: Studying the Changing Shapes of Human Skulls in Medieval Times http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/ Beyond bones & stones Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:33:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: need http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-17994 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:49:32 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-17994 hi i want to know if there is different type of shape in human skull, i have see oval shape flat shape and i will like to also know if, the different type of shape… size mean some thing or if it is the different race… of people

]]> By: Snow http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-14590 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:20:41 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-14590 I have been searching to find if it is true what i was told, that a knot at the base of one’s skull means they are mixed American Indian
Would it have anything to do with who one is ?
I know one can from and shape a skull from birth, but the knot at the base of the skull would still be there…Maybe.
Do you know, have you did ant sturies on it ?
Snow

]]> By: Kambiz http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3468 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:10:44 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3468 I’d love to see the comparison, archaeozoo… so if you find the link, send it our way, please! Thanks for the comment, at least I know there are photos floating out there.

]]> By: archaeozoo http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3470 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:46:05 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3470 Weirdly, the paper I know I saw a photo in in the paper copy, doesn’t seem to want to show one with the article in the online version. However, there is a small photo (not great) at Driffield Today: http://www.driffieldtoday.co.uk/news/Wharram-Percy-skulls-conundrum.3151971.jp

There is also a video clip on the bbc.co.uk website. I can’t find a way to link to it, but it’s called: ‘Oddly shaped’ skulls found. If you use the search the site facility, it should come up fairly easily.

]]> By: archaeozoo http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3428 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:35:14 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-3428 There was a photo in one of our national papers showing this (and if I can remember which one I will add the link) and the two skulls they showed were quite clearly different. If they have picked the roundest for comparison, I honestly don’t know, but the round one really was much much rounder than the long one.

]]> By: Bob http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-28333 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://anthropology.net/2007/08/26/studying-the-changing-shapes-of-human-skulls-in-medieval-times/#comment-28333 It is not impossible that the long skull was a male trait as any other male trait (heavier jaw, longer nose etc).

In that era populations were largely static, so that spontaneous variations could be easily passed on to a small gene pool and become a common characteristic. But once a wider genetic pool was introduced a local anomaly would be absorbed and largely disappear.

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