Homo habilis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Louis S. B. Leakey

Is this an original object?

Age

About 1.7 million years old

Summary

This crushed skull found in 1963 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, has a lightly-built braincase yet a larger brain size than Australopithecus - two features that led Louis Leakey and colleagues to recognize the species Homo habilis.

Date of discovery

1963

Original Object Identifier

OH 16

USNM Number

N385017-0

Link to Original Record

ark:/65665/30c58e00d-ad3c-4873-b6e7-28376df6002f

Original Object Holding Institution

National Museum of Tanzania

Location of Discovery

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Site

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Species

Homo habilis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200062