Neandertal supralaryngeal vocal tract

Am J Phys Anthropol. 1993 Feb;90(2):139-46. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330900202.

Abstract

Interpretations of skeletal anatomy claiming to show that Neandertals could not have had a similar supralaryngeal vocal apparatus to that of humans are demonstrated to be flawed. Correction of the errors suggests that the Neandertal vocal apparatus need not have differed from that of recent humans.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution
  • Cervical Vertebrae / anatomy & histology
  • Hominidae / anatomy & histology*
  • Hominidae / physiology
  • Humans
  • Larynx / anatomy & histology*
  • Larynx / physiology
  • Mouth / anatomy & histology*
  • Mouth / physiology
  • Skull / anatomy & histology
  • Speech / physiology*