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
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; Arago 21
(Tyler Evans)