Engis 2
Exhibit Item
Site:
Awirs Cave, Engis, Belgium
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by:
Philippe-Charles Schmerling
Age:
Age uncertain
Species:
Homo neanderthalensis
First Neanderthal ever found
This child Neanderthal's skull was found in 1829, 30 years before Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species". However, it was not recognized as an early human fossil until decades later.
