Homo habilis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Ronald Clarke

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 1.8 and 1.5 million years old

Summary

This fossil has similarities to early African Homo erectus, sometimes known as Homo ergaster. Yet it shows other similarities to Homo habilis, also known to occur from eastern to southern Africa.

Date of discovery

1969

Original Object Identifier

SK 847

Original Object Holding Institution

University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Location of Discovery

Swartkrans, Republic of South Africa

Site

Swartkrans, Republic of South Africa

Species

Homo habilis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200064