[presidio9]

This re-creation of homo erectus shows the thickness of the brow ridge and the slope of the skull.

[KantianBurke]

"anthropologist Russell Ciochon of the University of Iowa concluded males of the species were clubbing one another over the head, probably to win females."

Yeah? Around here its called high school football.

[pax_et_bonum]

So why didn't modern humans inherit this thick skull?

Some of us did, like my family.

[adam_az]

Creepy.

[dangus]

>> Get it through your once-thick skull. Scientists say the bulky craniums of the human ancestor, homo erectus, may have helped the species survive some aggressive mating rituals.
After studying fossils in a region called Dragon Bone Hill in China, anthropologist Russell Ciochon of the University of Iowa concluded males of the species were clubbing one another over the head, probably to win females.
Those with thicker skulls who survived these bloody confrontations would pass that trait to offspring, Ciochon said. <<

Yup, that's pretty much how things were in my high school. *sigh*

[prion]

They experimented with human cadavers to establish how much force it would take to break bones.

Hm. Betcha those were some grotesque experiments to watch.

[Rockitz]

I love anthropology- It's the only "science" where you can make up things and no one can prove you wrong. As long as it makes some sense, you've got a journal publication. Let's be intellectually honest, this is creative writing at best.

[frithguild]

Pain is temporary, chicks dig scars and glory is eternal.

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP - note words "re-creation" - read "supposition" - very little, if any, evidence to substantiate this contention