National Geographic: Americans’ Heads Getting Bigger
National Geographic featured a study by UT forensic anthropologists that has found American heads are getting larger. The article chronicles the evolution of human head sizes.
National Geographic featured a study by UT forensic anthropologists that has found American heads are getting larger. The article chronicles the evolution of human head sizes.
NBC late night talk show host Jay Leno had his own interpretation of a study by UT forensic anthropologists that has found American heads are getting larger.
White Americans’ heads are getting bigger. That’s according to research by forensic anthropologists at UT. Researchers examined 1,500 skulls dating back to the mid-1800s through the mid-1980s. They noticed US skulls have become larger, taller, and narrower as seen from the front and faces have become significantly narrower and higher.
Technology with roots in the Department of Anthropology’s Forensic Research Facility is being licensed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the hope of bringing criminals more swiftly to justice and giving greater closure to grieving families. The new remote sensing technology is being licensed to Agile Technologies of Knoxville.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, dedicated the new William M. Bass Forensic Anthropology Building Tuesday in a ceremony that celebrated the achievements of the world-renowned forensic anthropologist. UT Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek also announced Bass’s recent commitment to give his papers to the UT Libraries.
A news team from KOMO 4 TV in Seattle, Washington, recently visited UT Knoxville’s Anthropological Research Facility, also known as the ‘Body Farm.’ The team spoke with forensic anthropologist and professor emeritus William Bass and assistant coordinator Rebecca Taylor about the unique educational experience the facility offers to students.