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Skulls

Homo heidelbergensis

Museum number/name

Broken Hill 1

Where specimens were found

Kabwe, Zambia

Distribution of species

Throughout old world

Known date of species

0.6 - 0.2 mya

Date of specimen

 

Cranial capacity

1,300cc

Inferred culture

These hominins made and used highly modified stone tools, practised co-operative hunting, may have had limited language skills and religious beliefs and may have cared for the aged and weak

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Homo heidelbergensis
Skull front view
Homo heidelbergensis
Skull side view
Homo heidelbergensis
Skull top view
Homo heidelbergensis
Skull bottom view

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