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Is this an original object?: No
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

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Record ID: dpo_3d_200101

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

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