The appearance of Oldowan sites ca. 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may reflect one of the most
important adaptive shifts in human evolution. Stone artifact manufacture, large mammal …

Nasal obstruction is a common presenting symptom to both primary care physicians and
otolaryngologists and may be caused by a wide range of anatomic, physiologic, and …

Hominids—both living and past—exhibit considerable variation in body size and shape.
Both theoretical considerations and empirical observations indicate that some of this …

Cooking is a human universal that must have had widespread effects on the nutrition,
ecology, and social relationships of the species that invented it. The location and timing of its …

The largest collection of basic, clinical, and applied knowledge on the chemical senses ever
compiled in one volume, the third edition of Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation …

The very broad pelvis of small early hominids (AL 288-1, STS 14, etc.) has previously been
interpreted in obstetrical and biomechanical terms. However, neither of these considerations …

The origins and evolution of modern humans has been the dominant interest in
palaeoanthropology for the last decade, and much archaeological interpretation has been …

This study examines the extent to which the major dimensions of the cranial base (maximum
length, maximum breadth, and flexion) interact with brain volume to influence major …

The nasal cavity is essential for humidifying and warming the air before it reaches the
sensitive lungs. Because humans inhabit environments that can be seen as extreme from …

It has been suggested that the long‐standing association of variability in the human nasal
index [100×(nasal breadth)/(nasal height)] with climatic variation is spurious evidence for …