Homo habilis: cranium

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Discovered by
Ronald Clarke
Is this an original object?
No
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
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Record ID
dpo_3d_200064
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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