Homo erectus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

A team led by Richard Potts

Is this an original object?

Age

About 900,000 years old

Summary

This browridge is part of a braincase discovered by a Smithsonian team at Olorgesailie, a site known since 1942 for abundant stone tools. The discovery, made 62 years after research began there, is the first early human fossil known from Olorgesailie.

Date of discovery

2003

Original Object Identifier

KNM-OG 45500

Original Object Holding Institution

National Museums of Kenya (Kenya)

Location of Discovery

Olorgesailie, Kenya

Site

Olorgesailie, Kenya

Species

Homo erectus

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200049