What does having an occipital bun mean?

Occipital bun is a morphological term used to describe a prominent bulge, or projection, of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. The term is most often used in connection with scientific descriptions of classic Neanderthal crania.

What species has an occipital bun?

The occipital bun is widely considered a Neanderthal feature. Its homology to the ‘hemibun’ observed in some European Upper Palaeolithic anatomically modern humans is a current problem.

Is occipital bun rare?

An occipital bun is a prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. It is important in scientific descriptions of classic Neanderthal crania. While common among many of humankind’s ancestors, primarily robust relatives rather than gracile, the protrusion is rare in modern Homo sapiens.

Is occipital bun harmful?

To be clear, these elongated EOPs are not necessarily harmful in their own right, but they could be a symptom of a larger problem. The ways in which our bodies compensate for poor posture could put added stress on certain joints and muscles, increasing our chances for injury or musculoskeletal issues in the future.

How common is occipital bun?

There are still some human populations which often exhibit occipital buns. A greater proportion of early modern Europeans had them, but extremely prominent occipital buns in modern populations are now fairly infrequent, but exist frequently in certain populations.

What is the bump on back of skull called?

In addition, each human skull has a natural bump on the back of the head. This bump, called an inion, marks the bottom of the skull where it attaches to the neck muscle.

Why is there a small bump on the back of my head?

Are occipital buns normal?

Occipital spurs, also called as occipital knob, occipital bun, chignon or inion hook, is an exaggerated external occipital protuberance (EOP). It is frequently discussed in anthropological literature as a Neanderthal trait but hardly reported and considered as a normal variant in medical literature.

What is the bump on the back of my head called?

What is an occipital bun?

An occipital bun is a prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull.

What is an Anatolian bump?

The Anatolian bump (also known as the Inion, and protuberantia occipitalis externa) is a bump at the back of your cranium right above your neck, it is called so since some people believe people of certain Turkic descent tend to have them, there is however no proof or research done as to whether this is true or not.

Was the occipital bun inherited from the Neanderthal admixture?

The occipital bun is common among all Europeans, especially northern Europeans. It is virtually absent in other populations. Neanderthal had one too, which led me to think that this was among the traits that Europeans inherited from the Neanderthal admixture.

Is the bun a Turkish trait?

It’s called an occipital bun, and there’s no evidence that it’s Turkish. The evidence is that it’s a residual Neanderthal trait. Yes, there was a thread here about the bun being a neanderathal trait, but not Anatolian I’m thinking of the Inion, not the Occipital bun.