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Image Credit: James Di Loreto, & Donald H. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution
Hofmeyr
Site: 
Hofmeyr, Republic of South Africa
Date of discovery: 
1952
Discovered by: 
A team led by Frederick E. Grine
Age: 
Between 39,000 and 33,000 years old
Species: 
Homo sapiens