TRIVIAL GAME: OSTEOLOGY

Sutural bones or Wormian bones have been studied in fossil remains. They may or may not be present in some individuals.


TRIVIAL GAME: HISTORY

Can animals exhibit mortuary behaviors?


TRIVIAL GAME: HISTORY

Is there a difference between mortuary and funerary behaviors?


ERROR IN EPISODE 2 OF OUR PODCAST “HISTORIAS DE LA PREHISTORIA”.

IT WAS ALFONSO XII, NOT ISABEL II

We apologize for having made a mistake at the beginning of episode 2 of the second season of “Historias de la Prehistoria”. This error is that we say that the Institución Libre de Enseñanza (ILE) was created in 1876, in the time of Isabel II, but at that time her son Alfonso XII was already on the throne.


TRIVIAL GAME: OSTEOLOGY

What term would you use to describe this fossil?


TRIVIAL GAME: TAPHONOMY

What is the term for this method of modifying human skulls?


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TRIVIAL GAME: HISTORY

Do you know what is the name of this fossil?


TRIVIAL GAME: OSTEOLOGY

According to biomechanical studies, which part of the human foot shows a decrease in robustness due to the adoption of semi-rigid soled footwear?


TRIVIAL GAME: TAPHONOMY

What type of tools were used to make the cut marks on these remains?