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Birth was already difficult for Neanderthaler women

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Written by Dr. H. P. Bustami
Friday, 12 September 2008
Birth of a Neanderthaler, 3-D-Computer-Model (Courtesy: Ch. Zollikofer) Large brains in humans form a special obstacle to women during the birth of their babies. The diameter of the head of human neonates is - due to our large developed brain in relation to the body size - far larger compared to the neonates of other mammals. Often the birth canal of the pregnant women is to small for a birth without complcations. Until now it was assumed that this is something special for us, the last remaing humanoid primate on the planet, the modern human (Homo sapiens). A spectacular 3D-construction of a Neanderthaler (Homo neanderthalensis) neonate and the computer simulation of the birth by a Neanderthaler woman, based on fossiles of female and neonate neanderthalers, was now conducted by scientists from Switzerland. The surprising finding: already Neanderthaler women faced these birth difficulties like recent women from Homo sapiens throwing a total new light on the Neanderthaler life story... Tag it: ? Be first to comment this article \| Add as favourites (0) \| Quote this article on your site \| Views: 61 \| E-mail
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