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Arago 21

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Arago 21
Date of Discovery: 1971
Discovered by: Henry and Marie Antoinette de Lumley
Age: About 450,000 years old
Fossil Name: Arago 21
Location of Discovery: Tautavel, France

The features of this cranium are most similar to much larger specimens of Homo heidelbergensis.  Its small size suggests that it is a female of this early human species.

Homo heidelbergensis