browridge — noun Date: 1887 a prominence of the frontal bone above the eye caused by the projection of the frontal air sinuses … New Collegiate Dictionary
browridge — brow·ridge brau̇ .rij n SUPERCILIARY RIDGE … Medical dictionary
browridge — brow′ridge or brow′ ridge n. anat. the prominence above the eye … From formal English to slang
browridge — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: brow (I) + ridge : superciliary ridge * * * /brow rij /, n. Anat. the bony prominence above the eye. Also, brow ridge. Also called supraorbital ridge, superciliary ridge. [1895 1900; BROW + RIDGE] … Useful english dictionary
Homo erectus — /hoh moh i rek teuhs/ 1. an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face. See illus.… … Universalium
Craniofacial anthropometry — This article deals with races defined craniofacially (based on skull measurements) and not by typology (physical type) or genetic distance. Races categorized using alternative methods yield different groups, making them non concordant. John… … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
Fontéchevade — ▪ anthropological and archaeological site, France a cave site in southwestern France known for the 1947 discovery of ancient human remains and tools probably dating to between 200,000 and 120,000 years ago. The fossils consist of two skull… … Universalium
Gibraltar remains — ▪ human fossils Neanderthal fossils and associated materials found at Gibraltar, on the southern tip of Spain. The Gibraltar limestone is riddled with natural caves, many of which were at times occupied by Neanderthals during the Late… … Universalium
Neanderthal — For other uses, see Neanderthal (disambiguation). Neanderthal Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene 0.6–0.03 Ma … Wikipedia
