Gracilization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gracilization is a noun meaning (anthropology) A reduction of bone mass as the result of evolution.
Meaning
(anthropology) A reduction of bone mass as the result of evolution.
Example Sentences
The last ten thousand years have witnessed a gracilization of the human cranium — and masticatory complex, in particular.
This early slowdown is one piece of a broader evolutionary trend known as gracilization, the tendency for modern humans to become more delicate in form. Our bones are thinner, our muscles smaller, and our faces flatter than those of earlier hominins.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gracilisation, paleoauxology, paleanthropology, archealization, neolithization, anthropause.
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