Early Homo species: cranial fragment

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Object Details

Discovered by

A team led by Andrew Hill

Is this an original object?

Age

About 2.4 million years old

Summary

This right temporal bone, or ear region, from a 2.4-million-year-old skull may represent the earliest population of the genus Homo - the lineage to which our species belongs. The fossil comes from the Baringo Basin, in north-central Kenya.

Date of discovery

1967

Original Object Identifier

KNM-BC 1

Original Object Holding Institution

National Museums of Kenya (Kenya)

Location of Discovery

Chemeron, Kenya

Site

Chemeron, Kenya

Species

Early Homo species

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200044