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    All Hail the Legatron The Reckoning's Avatar
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    i have an essay due here in an hour and a half in which im just about finished, but the last question is really perplexing me...

    "What osteological attributes would you use to determine a prehistoric skeleton's skin and eye color?"

    basically, how can you tell from someone's bones what skin and eye color they have?

    i cant find this answer anywhere, and im starting to think its a trick question. anybody here know? unless i word it that you can extract dna, but even then thats kind of a stretch...

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    1.21 JIGGAWATTS! Lebowski Brickowski's Avatar
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    Think geography. What are the unique skeletal attributes of an African, Asian, Northern European skeleton?

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    that's what i was thinking. earlier i had to talk about malnutrition like harris lines and enamel hypoplasia, and ossification for age. i was wondering if there was any direct physical evidence for hair and eye color as well, but comparing geography and context is a safe route to go. thanks, i appreciate it.

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    e^(i*pi) + 1 = 0 MannyIsGod's Avatar
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    just write that you should judge prehistoric man not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character
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