Table 3.
Inferior nasal bone width (INBW; M57.3; ref. 20) measured absolutely and relative to nasal breadth (NLB; M54; ref. 20)
| Specimen/Sample | INBW, mm | INBW/NLB, % |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Neandertal Archaic | ||
| KNM-ER 3733 | 17.8 | 49.4 |
| KNM-WT 15000 (subadult) | 23.8 | 67.4 |
| Bodo (cast) | 23.0 | 54.1 |
| Kabwe 1 | 19.1 | 62.8 |
| Atapuerca SH5 (ref. 19) | 25.0 | 64.9 |
| Petralona 1 | 21.0 | 57.7 |
| Qafzeh 6 | 18.0 | 55.7 |
| Neandertals | ||
| La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 | 22.8 | 68.7 |
| La Ferrassie 1 | 33.0 | 96.2 |
| Gibraltar 1 | 20.5 | 61.0 |
| Guattari 1 | 26.6 | 76.0 |
| Krapina 3† | (24.0) | (85.7) |
| La Quina 18 (subadult) | 18.9 | 84.4 |
| Roc de Marsal 1 (subadult) | 16.0 | 73.1 |
| Saccopastore 1 | 24.1 | 77.2 |
| Saccopastore 2 | 29.0 | 86.3 |
| Subalyuk 2 (subadult)† | (16.2) | (85.3) |
| Shanidar 5 (cast) | 23.0 | (59.7) |
| Tabun C1† | (25.2) | (74.1) |
| Teshik Tash (cast, subadult) | (27.0) | (87.1) |
| n | Mean, mm | SD, mm | Mean, % | SD, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Neandertals | 9 | 25.4 | 3.7 | 76.1 | 12.0 |
| All Neandertals | 13 | 23.6 | 4.9 | 78.1 | 10.8 |
| European, Early Modern | 14 | 17.7* | 2.1 | 70.2 | 6.5 |
| European, Late Modern | 8 | 16.8* | 1.7 | 72.9 | 6.3 |
| Western European, recent | 112 | 16.4* | 2.0 | 70.0* | 7.4 |
| Central, European, recent | 109 | 16.5* | 1.9 | 68.6* | 6.8 |
| Near Eastern, recent | 72 | 16.1* | 2.1 | 66.3* | 6.8 |
| North African, Mesolithic | 20 | 20.1* | 2.9 | 73.5 | 10.0 |
| North African, recent | 68 | 16.1* | 1.7 | 66.8* | 5.7 |
| African, Early Holocene | 7 | 15.7* | 4.0 | 60.4* | 14.1 |
| African, Bantu, recent | 119 | 17.9* | 1.9 | 66.2* | 6.7 |
| African Khoisan, recent | 43 | 15.5* | 2.4 | 60.1* | 7.6 |
All measurements taken on originals by the author unless otherwise noted. Parentheses indicate slight estimation. ∗, P < 0.05 (significant differences from the Neandertal adult mean).
†
Value doubled from midline.