Advent of Farming, Especially Dairy, Affected Human Skull Shape (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Advent of Farming, Especially Dairy, Affected Human Skull Shape

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UC Davis anthropologist David Katz measured specific points on hundreds of human skull bones (top) to create a wire frame model of the skull and jaw (bottom). Blue dashes indicate changes in skull shape from foragers to dairy farmers.

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David Katz and Tim Weaver, UC Davis

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