People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Science Archaeology Ancient cone-shaped skull shows signs of fatal trauma The teen girl lived in modern-day Iran around 6,200 years ago. By Andrew Paul Published Jun 10, 2025 3:44 PM EDT ...

Teen girl from 6,200 years ago with cone-shaped skull unearthed in Iran by Bob Yirka, Phys.org edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

After she was granted access to the skull, the first thing Fu did was look for DNA, specifically in the teeth and the petrous bone, a dense part of the skull near the inner ear that is known to be ...

In her case, intentional bandaging likely from childhood had left her with a cone-shaped head. Researcher Mahdi Alirezazadeh told Newsweek: "This skull was modified and dates back about 6,000 years.

CHEGA SOFLA, IRAN— Science News Today reports that archaeologists excavating a Copper Age cemetery in western Iran recently noticed the unusual skull of a young woman among the burials. Her ...

This week, a fossilized skull offers new clues about a mysterious prehistoric human species, astronomers unlock missing matter, methane fuels sea spiders’ diet, and more.

Given the skull’s age and backstory, Fu said she knew it would be challenging to extract ancient DNA from the fossil to better understand where it fit in the human family tree.

THE face of humans’ most mysterious ancestor has finally been uncovered after 217,000 years. The discovery proves that the ‘Dragon Man’ of China is indeed a Denisovan, a long lost… ...

An enigmatic skull recovered from the bottom of a well in northeastern China in 2018 sparked intrigue when it didn’t match any previously known species of prehistoric human. Now, scientists say ...

We’ve wanted to see inside that skull-shaped rock since Disney Dreamlight Valley launched. The Mysteries of Skull Rock update will finally open it up, and there’s a lot more coming with this ...