endocranial cast


noun Archaeology.

a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape.
Also called endocast.

Origin of endocranial cast

First recorded in 1920–25

British Dictionary definitions for endocranial cast

endocranial cast
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl) /

noun

a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology Sometimes shortened to: endocast