Three-dimensional man

1995/09/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Paleontologia
• Arkeologia

He was a very fond three-year-old boy. Member of the Neanderthal family, who lived in Europe during the last glaciation (between the 80s and 35,000). Many years ago they discovered their bones in a deposit and so far it has been considered a simple set of bones. Now scientists have managed to start from bones and create the whole skull. However, it is a three-dimensional image that has been complemented with medical and surgical techniques.

This image will provide more information than people expected, among other things, to clarify at what concrete moment of evolution should be placed the Neanderthal man. Scientists claim that the structure of the gag is currently the most important source of information. Knowing the exact volume of the skull, it will be easier for us to analyze the development that has occurred between the man of the time and that of today.