Homo heidelbergensis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Keith Jolly

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 500,000 and 200,000 years old

Date of discovery

1953

Original Object Identifier

Saldanha

Original Object Holding Institution

Iziko Museums of South Africa (South Africa)

Location of Discovery

Elandsfontein, Republic of South Africa

Site

Elandsfontein, Republic of South Africa

Species

Homo heidelbergensis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200100