Discovered by:

Louis S. B. Leakey  Search this

Original Object Holding Institution:

National Museum of Tanzania

Location of Discovery:

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Site:

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Date of discovery:

1963

Is this an original object?:

No

Age:

About 1.7 million years old

Summary:

This crushed skull found in 1963 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, has a lightly-built braincase yet a larger brain size than Australopithecus - two features that led Louis Leakey and colleagues to recognize the species Homo habilis.

Species:

Homo habilis

Original Object Identifier:

OH 16

USNM Number:

N385017-0

GUID:

ark:/65665/30c58e00d-ad3c-4873-b6e7-28376df6002f

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:dpo_3d_200062