Arago 21
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
Homo heidelbergensis; Arago 21
(Tyler Evans)
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.