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Robert G. FranciscusProfessor of Anthropology, University of Iowa Verified email at uiowa.edu Cited by 4511 |
Direct dating of Florisbad hominid
Africa Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Luminescence South Africa Spectroscopy
archaeological sites Bloemfontein South Africa bones Cenozoic Chordata dates Eutheria Florisbad …
archaeological sites Bloemfontein South Africa bones Cenozoic Chordata dates Eutheria Florisbad …
Variation in human nasal height and breadth
RG Franciscus, JC Long - American Journal of Physical …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
It has been suggested that the long‐standing association of variability in the human nasal
index [100 × (nasal breadth)/(nasal height)] with climatic variation is spurious evidence for …
index [100 × (nasal breadth)/(nasal height)] with climatic variation is spurious evidence for …
Craniofacial feminization, social tolerance, and the origins of behavioral modernity
The past 200,000 years of human cultural evolution have witnessed the persistent establishment
of behaviors involving innovation, planning depth, and abstract and symbolic thought, …
of behaviors involving innovation, planning depth, and abstract and symbolic thought, …
Cervical vertebrae maturation method: poor reproducibility
…, F Qian, SD Marshall, RG Franciscus… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) method has been advocated as
a predictor of peak mandibular growth. This method relies on the clinician's ability to …
a predictor of peak mandibular growth. This method relies on the clinician's ability to …
Cervical vertebrae maturation method morphologic criteria: poor reproducibility
…, SD Marshall, F Qian, N Holton, RG Franciscus… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: The cervical vertebrae maturation (CVM) method has been advocated as
a predictor of peak mandibular growth. A careful review of the literature showed potential …
a predictor of peak mandibular growth. A careful review of the literature showed potential …
Development of the curve of Spee
…, M Caspersen, RR Hardinger, RG Franciscus… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Introduction: Ferdinand Graf von Spee is credited with characterizing human occlusal
curvature viewed in the sagittal plane. This naturally occurring phenomenon has clinical …
curvature viewed in the sagittal plane. This naturally occurring phenomenon has clinical …
Nasal morphology and the emergence of Homo erectus
RG Franciscus, E Trinkaus - American Journal of Physical …, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Modern humans, among extant hominoids, possess a unique projecting, external nose whose
basic structure is reflected in a series of skeletal features including nasal bone convexity, …
basic structure is reflected in a series of skeletal features including nasal bone convexity, …
The role of verbal interaction during experimental bifacial stone tool manufacture
SS Putt, AD Woods, RG Franciscus - Lithic Technology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Many researchers have hypothesized an analogous, and possibly evolutionary, relationship
between Paleolithic stone tool manufacture and language. This study uses a unique design …
between Paleolithic stone tool manufacture and language. This study uses a unique design …
Shanidar 3 Neandertal rib puncture wound and paleolithic weaponry
SE Churchill, RG Franciscus… - Journal of human …, 2009 - Elsevier
Since its discovery and initial description in the 1960s, the penetrating lesion to the left ninth
rib of the Shanidar 3 Neandertal has been a focus for discussion about interpersonal …
rib of the Shanidar 3 Neandertal has been a focus for discussion about interpersonal …
Peştera cu Oase 2 and the cranial morphology of early modern Europeans
…, S Constantin, RG Franciscus… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Between 2003 and 2005, the Peştera cu Oase, Romania yielded a largely complete early
modern human cranium, Oase 2, scattered on the surface of a Late Pleistocene hydraulically …
modern human cranium, Oase 2, scattered on the surface of a Late Pleistocene hydraulically …