Supraorbital morphology and social dynamics in human evolution

Godinho, Ricardo Miguel; Spikins, Penny; O’Higgins, Paul

doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0528-0

Cited by 73Pleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyEvolutionary Psychology and Human BehaviorPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Supraorbital morphology and social dynamics in human evolution

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Godinho, Ricardo Miguel, Spikins, Penny, O’Higgins, Paul·2018·Nature Ecology & Evolution

DOI 10.1038/s41559-018-0528-0

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Uniquely, with respect to Middle Pleistocene hominins, anatomically modern humans do not possess marked browridges, and have a more vertical forehead with mobile eyebrows that play a key role in social signalling and communication. The presence and variability of browridges in archaic Homo species and their absence in ourselves have led to debate concerning their morphogenesis and function, with two main hypotheses being put forward: that browridge morphology is the result of the spatial relationship between the orbits and the brain case; and that browridge morphology is significantly impacted by biting mechanics. Here, we virtually manipulate the browridge morphology of an archaic hominin (Kabwe 1), showing that it is much larger than the minimum required to fulfil spatial demands and that browridge size has little impact on mechanical performance during biting. As browridge morphology in this fossil is not driven by spatial and mechanical requirements alone, the role of the supraorbital region in social communication is a potentially significant factor. We propose that conversion of the large browridges of our immediate ancestors to a more vertical frontal bone in modern humans allowed highly mobile eyebrows to display subtle affiliative emotions.

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Authors: Godinho, R. M., Spikins, P., & O’Higgins, P.
Affiliations: Interdisciplinary Center for Archaeology and the Evolution of Human Behaviour (PT)
University of York (GB)
ORCID: Godinho, Ricardo Miguel
Spikins, Penny
O’Higgins, Paul
Venue: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2018-04-09
Volume: 2
Issue: 6
Pages: 956-961
ISSN: 2397-334X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-018-0528-0
OpenAlex: W2796637297
Cited by: 73
References: 68
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 5
FWCI: 41.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (vor)
Locations: Nature Ecology & Evolution (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (submittedVersion)
Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics: Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Keywords: supraorbital region, human evolution, social communication, facial expressions, Middle Pleistocene hominins
MeSH terms: Animals, Biological Evolution, Fossils, Frontal Bone, Humans, Orbit, Social Behavior, Zambia, Hominidae

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