Homo heidelbergensis: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Italo Biddittu

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 1 million and 700,000 years old

Summary

This skull is among the oldest known fossil human skulls from Europe. Some scientists think it's a unique species, called Homo cepranensis.

Date of discovery

1994

Original Object Identifier

Ceprano

Original Object Holding Institution

Instituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana (Italy)

Location of Discovery

Ceprano, Italy

Site

Ceprano, Italy

Species

Homo heidelbergensis

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200067