{"id":35323,"date":"2018-04-04T01:01:08","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T23:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/2018\/04\/04\/new-research-sheds-light-on-neanderthals-distinctive-features\/"},"modified":"2018-04-04T01:01:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T23:01:08","slug":"new-research-sheds-light-on-neanderthals-distinctive-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/?p=35323","title":{"rendered":"New research sheds light on Neanderthals&#039; distinctive features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Study appears to rule out theory that Neanderthals\u2019 facial shape was adapted for a powerful biteWith their prominent noses, protruding faces and swept-back cheekbones, Neanderthals were nothing if not striking. Now researchers say they have unpicked why our big-browed cousins had such distinctive features.Previous research has suggested a number of possible explanations for Neanderthals\u2019 facial shape, including that it enabled a forceful bite with the front teeth \u2013 a theory based on their relatively large incisors and signs of tooth wear. Continue reading&#8230;<br \/>\nVia: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/science\/2018\/apr\/04\/new-research-sheds-light-on-neanderthals-distinctive-features\" target=\"_blank\">New research sheds light on Neanderthals&#039; distinctive features<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Study appears to rule out theory that Neanderthals\u2019 facial shape was adapted for a powerful biteWith their prominent noses, protruding faces and swept-back cheekbones, Neanderthals were nothing if not striking. Now researchers say they have unpicked why our big-browed cousins had such distinctive features.Previous research has suggested a number of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theworldwidejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}