Table 5.
Posterior nasal fossa (choanal) breadth (M59.1; ref. 20)
| Specimen/Sample | PNFB, mm |
|---|---|
| Non-Neandertal Archaic | |
| Eliye Springs | (33.0) |
| Kabwe 1 | 30.5 |
| Petralona 1 | 35.0 |
| Neandertals | |
| Gibraltar 1 | 27.5 |
| Guattari 1 | 26.2 |
| Saccopastore 1 | 26.2 |
| Saccopastore 2 | 28.6 |
| n | Mean, mm | SD, mm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neandertals | 4 | 27.1 | 1.2 |
| European, Early Modern | 4 | 24.5* | 1.2 |
| European, Late Modern | 6 | 26.1 | 1.8 |
| Western European, recent | 112 | 26.7 | 2.5 |
| Central, European, recent | 109 | 27.6 | 2.3 |
| Mediterranean Near East, recent | 72 | 27.7 | 2.1 |
| North African, recent | 68 | 26.3 | 2.4 |
| African, Bantu, recent | 119 | 27.9 | 2.5 |
| African Khoisan, recent | 43 | 26.1 | 2.7 |
All measurements taken on originals by the author. Parentheses indicate slight estimation. ∗, P < 0.05 (significant differences from the Neandertal mean).
†
Value doubled from midline.