Neandertal Skeletal Anatomy

Libby W. Cowgill is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Missouri, specializing in Neandertal and early modern human growth, functional morphology, and human adaptation to climate. She received several prestigious grants and was awarded the Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award (2016) and William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence (2020) from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Cowgill's expertise has also been showcased in media, with appearances on BBC/PBS's Neanderthals: Meet Your Ancestors and Netflix's Babies. Scott D. Maddux is Associate Professor of Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. His research centres on the distinctive craniofacial morphologies of Neandertals and modern humans, with a particular focus on evolutionary changes in upper respiratory tract anatomy. Supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Leakey Foundation, and the Wenner-Gren Foundation, his work has been published in prominent journals such as the Journal of Human Evolution, the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, and the Anatomical Record.

• Foreword Fred Smith; Preface Libby W. Cowgill; Part I. Head and Neck: 1. Brain and Neurocranium Christoph Zollikofer and Marcia Ponce de Leon; 2. Face Scott D. Maddux and Robert Franciscus; 3. Dentition Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg; 4. Pharynx and Larynx Markus Bastir, Alejandro Pérez Ramos, Daniel Sanz Prieto and Antonio Rosas; Part II. Axial Skeleton and Pelvic Girdle: 5. Vertebrae and Thorax Asier Gómez-Olivencia and Ella Been; 6. Pectoral Girdle Steven Churchill, Trenton Holliday and Libby W. Cowgill; 7. Pelvic Girdle Karen Rosenberg; Part III. Appendicular Skeleton: 8. Arm and forearm Steven Churchill; 9. Hand Wesley Niewoehner; 10. Thigh and Leg Brigitte Holt; 11. Feet Adrian Pablo; Part IV. Perspectives and Overviews: 12. Growth and Development Libby W. Cowgill; 13. Thermoregulation Trenton Holliday and Libby W. Cowgill; 14. Pathology Erik Trinkaus and Sarah Lacy; 15. Genetics Charles Roseman and Tim Weaver; Index.