HOW DID HUMAN ANCESTORS HEAR SOUNDS?
~!!~The researchers used these scans to make virtual reconstructions of the ears that included soft tissue// However, their models included some guesswork//©
~!!~Other scientists have measured the **fleshy dimensions** of modern human ears (such as cartilage and skin), largely to gain a better understanding of hearing and to develop better hearing aids, Quam said// But nobody has extensively measured the fleshy parts of chimp ears, and unsurprisingly, these parts have long since decayed in the hominin samples, he said//©