Early Homo species: cranial fragment

Object Details

Is this an original object?
No
Age
About 2.4 million years old
Summary
This right temporal bone, or ear region, from a 2.4-million-year-old skull may represent the earliest population of the genus Homo - the lineage to which our species belongs. The fossil comes from the Baringo Basin, in north-central Kenya.
Date of discovery
1967
Discovered by
A team led by Andrew Hill
Original Object Holding Institution
National Museums of Kenya (Kenya)
Location of Discovery
Chemeron, Kenya
Site
Chemeron, Kenya
Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Original Object Identifier
KNM-BC 1
Species
Early Homo species
Record ID
dpo_3d_200044
Metadata Usage
CC0

Related Object Groups

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
These files consist of 3D scans of historical objects in the collections of the Smithsonian and may be downloaded by you only for non-commercial, educational, and personal uses subject to this disclaimer (https://3d.si.edu/disclaimer) and in accordance with the Terms of Use (https://3d.si.edu/termsofuse).
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer