Flexi Says: Compared to archaic humans such as Neanderthals, anatomically modern humans are more lightly built. The modern human skull is higher and more rounded, the result of a larger forebrain. If modern humans have brow ridges, they are relatively slight. The shape of their skull gives them a vertical, or nearly vertical, forehead. The teeth, jaws, and face of modern humans are also smaller, and they have a prominent chin.