Specimen List

Homo heidelbergensis

Arago 2

  • Geologic Age:

    450 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    1964-1974

  • Discovery Location:

    Caune de l'Arago, Tautavel, France

  • Sex:

    Female

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Bodo

  • Geologic Age:

    600 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    15 & 23 Oct 1978

  • Discovered By:

    Alemayhew Asfaw, Paul Whitehead, and Craig Wood

  • Discovery Location:

    Bodo d'Ar, Ethiopia

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Atapuerca 5

  • Common Name:

    Miguelón

  • Geologic Age:

    500 Ka - 350 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    Jul 1992; Jul 1993

  • Discovered By:

    Juan-Luis Arsuaga

  • Discovery Location:

    Sima de los Huesos, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

  • Cranial Capacity:

    1125 cc

  • Specimen Age:

    Adult

  • Sex:

    Male

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Broken Hill 1

  • Geologic Age:

    300 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    17 Jun 1921

  • Discovered By:

    Tom Zwigelaar

  • Discovery Location:

    Limestone Cave, Kabwe, Zambia

  • Cranial Capacity:

    1300 cc

  • Specimen Age:

    Adult

  • Sex:

    Undetermined

  • Original Publication:

    Woodward FRS 1921

Kabwe 1, or Broken Hill 1, was the first human fossil ever discovered in Africa3. Represented by an almost complete cranium, Kabwe 1 was accidentally stumbled upon by miners in a solution cavity of a limestone hill in Kabwe, Zambia. Associated faunal material was used to date the cranium to approximately 400 Ka. Kabwe 1 as been assigned to the species Homo heidelbergensis.


Steinheim

  • Geologic Age:

    250 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    24 Jul 1933

  • Discovered By:

    Karl Sigrist, Jr.

  • Discovery Location:

    Sigrist gravel pit, Steinheim, Wurttemberg, Germany

  • Cranial Capacity:

    1100 cc

  • Specimen Age:

    Adult

  • Sex:

    Female

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Mauer 1

  • Common Name:

    Heidelberg Man

  • Geologic Age:

    500 Ka - 400 Ka

  • Discovery Date:

    21 Oct 1907

  • Discovered By:

    D. Hartmann

  • Discovery Location:

    Quarry near the village of Mauer

  • Specimen Age:

    Adult

  • Sex:

    Undetermined

Paleontologist Otto Schoetensack spent 20 years looking for fossils near the Maurer quarry when, in 1907, an adult mandible was discovered in fluvial deposits by quarry workmen1. Mauer 1, nicknamed "Heidelberg Man", is estimated to be between 500 Ka and 400 Ka, based on faunal associations2. Although the fossil's morphology appears similar to modern human, it lacks a chin and has a relatively broad ascending ramus. Mauer 1 is the holotype for Homo heidelbergensis. Until recently, Mauer 1 was one of the oldest hominin fossils from Europe ever discovered.