Everything Scientists Could Learn By Looking At Your Skull
Our skulls are all unique, but they also share characteristics across groups of people. Scientists can use this information to learn a lot about the previous "owner" of the skull. Why We...
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I find it incredible that scientists can look at a skull, just the skull… and determine almost exactly who that person was. Skulls hold clues to our race, age, and sex. For example, just from a skull found in the woods in 1988. Police were able to solve the case of a young Asian woman whose husband was ultimately charged with her murder. You probably know we all have fingerprints but no two person’s prints are the same, skulls are like this too; every individual’s skull is different. Your parents determine how your skull is shaped but your ancestry helps scientists identify where you came from, and who you are. Our skulls underlie how we look… Things like the height of our cheekbones, and the shape of our jaw determine our facial features, but those ...
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I find it incredible that scientists can look at a skull, just the skull… and determine almost exactly who that person was. Skulls hold clues to our race, age, and sex. For example, just from a skull found in the woods in 1988. Police were able to solve the case of a young Asian woman whose husband was ultimately charged with her murder. You probably know we all have fingerprints but no two person’s prints are the same, skulls are like this too; every individual’s skull is different. Your parents determine how your skull is shaped but your ancestry helps scientists identify where you came from, and who you are. Our skulls underlie how we look… Things like the height of our cheekbones, and the shape of our jaw determine our facial features, but those ...
