Table 4.
Internal nasal fossa breadth (INFB; ref. 7) measured absolutely and relative to internal nasal fossa length (INFL; ref 7)
| Specimen/Sample | INFB, mm | INFB/INFL, % |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Neandertal Archaic | ||
| Kabwe 1 | 40.0 | 50.0 |
| Kabwe 2 (E 687)† | (46.0) | — |
| Eliye Springs | (34.3) | — |
| Petralona 1 | (36.5) | (41.0) |
| Qafzeh 6 | (28.0) | — |
| Skhul 4 | 42.8 | — |
| Neandertals | ||
| Arcy-sur-Cure 9 (cast) | (35.0) | — |
| La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 | 34.0 | 36.8 |
| Gibraltar 1 | (35.0) | (41.9) |
| Guattari 1 | 39.0 | 43.3 |
| Krapina 47 | 39.6 | — |
| Vindija 225 (cast)† | (30.0) | — |
| Vindija 259 (cast)† | (29.0) | — |
| n | Mean, mm | SD, mm | Mean, % | SD, % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neandertals | 7, 3 | 34.5 | 4.0 | 40.7 | 3.4 |
| European, Early Modern | 11, 2 | 30.7* | 3.8 | 40.4 | 8.1 |
| European, Late Modern | 10, 4 | 28.3* | 2.3 | 39.0 | 5.8 |
| Western European, recent | 112 | 32.7 | 3.3 | 43.6 | 4.8 |
| Central, European, recent | 109 | 35.0 | 3.5 | 47.4* | 5.7 |
| Mediterranean Near East, recent | 72 | 34.7 | 3.5 | 46.0 | 4.9 |
| North African, Mesolithic | 9, 3 | 30.7* | 2.7 | 40.7 | 2.3 |
| North African, recent | 68 | 32.6 | 3.0 | 44.0 | 4.6 |
| African, Bantu, recent | 119 | 34.3 | 4.1 | 49.7* | 6.7 |
| African Khoisan, recent | 43 | 33.8 | 3.9 | 51.6* | 5.4 |
All measurements taken on originals by the author unless otherwise noted. Parentheses indicate slight estimation. The first value for n is for INFB; the second value for n is for INFB/INFL. ∗, P < 0.05 (significant differences from the Neandertal mean).
†
Value doubled from midline.