OH 9
Exhibit Item
Site:
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by:
Louis S. B. Leakey
Age:
About 1.4 million years old
Species:
Homo erectus
This is one of the first specimens of this species ever found in Africa. It is the oldest known early human fossil specimen with a brain size larger than 1000 cubic centimeters.
