Arago 21

Exhibit Item
Site: Tautavel, France
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by: Henry and Marie Antoinette de Lumley
Age: About 450,000 years old
Species: Homo heidelbergensis
3D Scans

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.

3/4 view of Homo heidelbergensis, Arango skull
Homo heidelbergensis; Arago 21
(Tyler Evans)