Male Neanderthal hips looked more like a human woman's hips

Walk like a caveman! A modern woman’s pelvis is similar to a Neanderthal man’s, Israeli study finds

Research shows the male pelvis evolved to improve walking but women’s pelvises did not adapt in the same way due to the constraints of childbirth

Male Neanderthal hips looked more like a human woman's hips

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Israeli-Spanish study challenges long-held view of human pelvis evolution

A new Israeli-Spanish study challenges a long-held assumption about one of the major physical differences between men and women: the shape of the human pelvis.Published in the peer-reviewed Scientific Reports, the study compares Neanderthal pelvises with those of modern humans and suggests that the major evolutionary change may have occurred in the modern male pelvis.The study was led by professor Yoel Rak of Tel Aviv University’s Department of …

Neanderthal Pelvis May Provide Insights into Differences in Modern Men and Women's Walking Patterns

The Neanderthal pelvis, a basin-shaped ring of bone at the base of the gyre discovered decades ago, may help explain an unusual feature of modern human anatomy: why men and women have such different pelvic shapes. Neanderthal reconstruction. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum. “Until the discovery of a nearly complete male Neanderthal pelvis in the early [...] The post Neanderthal Pelvis May Provide Insights into Differences in Modern Men and Wome…