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Homo heidelbergensis Skull Atapuerca 5 BH-022 350,000 to 500,000 YA. The Homo heidelbergensis Skull Atapuerca 5 was discovered in Spain in 1992 by Juan-Luis Arsuaga, in the fossil-rich caves of Sima de los Huesos (Bone Pit), Sierra de Atapuerca, This site has thus far yielded over 5000 fossil hominid remains. Although somewhat smaller than other H. heidelbergensis, this individual is considered among the most complete premodern skulls ever found. The cranial capacity is 1125 cc. The cranial features of skulls in the Sima de los Huesos collection, including cranial capacity, overlap the ranges for H. erectus, H. neanderthalensis, and modern H. sapiens. In fact, Atapuerca 5 shares many features with H. neanderthalensis, such as heavy browridges, wide nasal opening, and large, projecting middle face. Certain features, such as the shape of the cheekbone, do not occur in Neandertals but do in modern humans. Stand Available. See S-BH-022. For more detailed information please see "Three new human skulls from the Sima de Los Huesos Middle Peistocene site in Sierra de Atapuerca", Nature 362: 534-537; "A Hominid from the Lower Pleistocene of Atapuerca, Spain: Possible Ancestor to Neandertals and Modern Humans", Science 1997 May 30, 276: 1392-1395; "From Lucy to Languange" by Donald Johanson & Blake Edgar, 1996. |
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| Scientific Name | Catalogue # | Size | Price |
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| Homo heidelbergensis | BH-022 | 8" long, 5" wide, 7" high | $295.00 |
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