North Carolina State University researchers have found that the
facial structures of men and women in Spain have become less
distinct over time. Ross, study leader and an associate
professor of anthropology at North Carolina State University,
and a team of researchers, have discovered that the craniofacial
features of Spanish and Portuguese men and women have become
more and more similar since the 16th her colleagues made this
discovery by comparing over 200 skulls from 16th to 20th century
Spain. They also looked at 50 skulls from 20th century Portugal.
By paying particular attention to the craniofacial features,
they found that male and female skulls from the 16th century
were more distinct than in the instance, modern Spanish women
have larger facial structures than Spanish women from the 16th
century. These larger facial structures are much closer to the
size of men's facial structures. According to Ross, improved
nutrition may be one of the reasons for the increased size of
female craniofacial her collea