Australopithecus africanus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Robert Broom and John T. Robinson

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 2.8 and 2.4 million years old

Date of discovery

1947

Original Object Identifier

STS 71

Original Object Holding Institution

University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Location of Discovery

Sterkfontein, Republic of South Africa

Site

Sterkfontein, Republic of South Africa

Species

Australopithecus africanus

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200042