Homo heidelbergensis: cranium

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Object Details

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 350,000 and 150,000 years old

Summary

European populations of this early human species were the ancestors of Neanderthals. African populations probably gave rise to our own species. Among the first species to inhabit Europe’s cold latitudes, Homo heidelbergensis hunted large animals and built simple shelters from wood and rocks. Notice this older male’s worn teeth and huge brow ridges.

Original Object Identifier

Petralona

Original Object Holding Institution

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)

Location of Discovery

Petralona, Greece

Site

Petralona, Greece

Species

Homo heidelbergensis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200101