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Broken Hill Collection

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Hominid crania

Hominid crania
L to R: Australopithecus africanus; Homo rudolfensis; H.erectus; H. heildebergensis; H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens. Arranged in chronological order these specimens (casts)

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensis

Homo neanderthalensis and Homo heildebergensis
Left: Cranium of Neanderthal man discovered at Forbes quarry Gibraltar in 1848. Right: Cranium of Broken Hill, or Rhodesian man (H. heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia in 1921

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis

Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis, discovered in Africa in 1921. The skull belonged to an adult male and may be 200, 000 to 300, 000 years old

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken

Homo heildelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken
Basilar view of the cranium belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo heildelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill Man

Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill Man
Broken Hill skull, Homo heidelbergensis, discovered in Africa in 1921. The skull belonged to an adult male and may be 200, 000 to 300, 000 years old

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran

Proconsul, Homo heildebergensis & Homo neanderthalensis cran
L to R: Cranium of Proconsul, an extinct primate that lived 18 million years ago; Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill 1) discovered in Zambia; and Homo neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1)

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man

Homo heildelbergensis, Broken Hill or Rhodesian Man
Illustration by Michael Wilson of a Rhodesian man (H. heildelbergensi) family reconstructed from fossils discovered at Broken Hill, Kabwe, Zambia

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Ilium of Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill) and of Modern Ho

Ilium of Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill) and of Modern Ho
Superior view comparison of pelvis of Homo heidelbergensis, (Broken Hill) E719 dating back 130, 000 discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia, with a recent British (Homo sapiens) pelvis

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo heidelbergensis (Broken Hill) & Homo erectus pelvis (

Homo heidelbergensis (Broken Hill) & Homo erectus pelvis (
Side view comparison of pelvis (ischium) of a male Homo heidelbergensis, (Broken Hill E719) and a cast of Homo erectus Pelvis (OH28) discovered at Olduvai Gorge

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, H. sapi

H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, H. sapi
Rear views: Homo erectus ( Sangiran); Homo heidelbergensis ( Broken Hill); Homo neanderthalensis ( La Ferrassie) & Modern Homo sapiens, ( Polynesia)

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: H. neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1) & H. heidelbergensis (Bro

H. neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1) & H. heidelbergensis (Bro
Left: Cranium of Neanderthal man discovered at Forbes quarry Gibraltar in 1848. Right: Cranium of Broken Hill, or Rhodesian man (H. heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill, Zambia in 1921

Background imageBroken Hill Collection: Homo Heidelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken H

Homo Heidelbergensis, Rhodesian or Broken Hill Man (Broken H
The cranium and plaster cast belonging to Broken Hill Man (Homo Heidelbergensis) discovered at Broken Hill Mine, Kabwe, Zambia by T. Zwigelaar in June 1921. It dates back 130, 000 years


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