The BBC reports on a fascinating and -- to me, at least -- completely completely unexpected discovery:
Researchers have found that the shape of the human skull has changed significantly over the past 650 years.
Modern people possess less prominent features but higher foreheads than our medieval ancestors.
Writing in the British Dental Journal, the team took careful measurements of groups of skulls spanning across 30 generations.
The scientists said the differences between past and present skull shapes were "striking".
I have always wondered why I had such a high forehead?... I knew it wasn't a sign of intelligents! Hmmmm... I could have been riding in the short bus with all my friends had I not believed my parents!...
Posted by: Zsa Zsa | January 31, 2006 at 04:40 PM