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Australopithecus africanus cranium (Sts 5)Cast reconstruction of cranium belonging to Australopithecus africanus discovered at Sterkfontein by Dr Robert Broom and J.T. Robinson in April 1947
Homo sapiens cranium (Piltdown 1)Two pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium held at The Natural History Museum, London. This specimen was reported as being discovered at Piltdown
Homo sapiens molars (Piltdown 1)Examination of the Piltdown dentition revealed that the molars which had been claimed to have been discovered in 1913 were abraded to make them appear older. They were in fact molars from an Orangutan
Homo sapiens skeleton (Omo 1)The skeleton of Homo sapiens discovered by Richard Leakeys team in 1967 at Kibish, north west of Camp Kenya, East of the Omo River, Eithiopia. Dated 130, 000 years old
H. heildebergensis & H. sapiens (Broken Hill 1, Florisbad 1L to R: Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill 1) male adult cranium, Homo sapiens (Florisbad 1) adult cranium, Homo sapiens sapiens (Fish Hoek 1) illustrating the evolution of Modern Man
Ilium of Homo heildebergensis (Broken Hill) and of Modern HoSuperior 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
Homo sapiens crania comparisonFrom Upper Cave Zhoukoudian, China (left and middle) and Predmosti, Czech Republic (right). All dated at about 30, 000 years ago, held at The Natural History Museum, London. Photo by Chris Stringer
Homo habilis cranium (OH24)Cast of a crushed cranium from Bed 1, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, (OH 24) known as Twiggy. Discovered by Discovered by Paul Nzube in 1968. The specimen dates back to between 1.75 and 2 m y a
Homo neanderthalensis (calpicus) cranium (Gibraltar 1)Frontal view of an adult female Neanderthal cranium discovered at Forbes Quarry, Gibraltar. Its discovery was announced by Lieutenant Flint in 1848 and it is believed to be 50, 000 years old
Homo erectus femur (Trinil)A cast of a Homo erectus femur originally discovered at the Trinil site on the Solo River, Java, Indonesia by Eugene Dubois between 1891 and 1892
Homo habilis cranium (OH24) (reconstruction)Cast of a reconstructed cranium from Bed 1, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Olduvai Hominid 24, known as Twiggy (OH 24). Discovered by Paul Nzube in 1968
Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave 3) craniumModern human childs skull with cut marks excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset. Dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, late upper palaeolilthic (Creswellian)
Professor Chris Stringer with four hominid skullsTop left: Modern Human (Europe). Top right: Modern Human (Africa). Bottom left: Gibraltar Neanderthal, Forbes Quarry. Bottom right: Broken Hiil Skull, Zambia
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
Homo sapiens cranium (Skhul 5)Frontal view of a reconstructed cast skull belonging to a male, 30-40 years old Homo sapiens, discovered at Mugharet Es-Skhul, Cave in the Wadi el-Mughara, Mt Carmel, Israel, by T.D
Neotrombicula autumnalis, harvest miteThese harvest mites also known as bracken bugs or chiggers occur in Britain during late summer. The tiny mites attach themselves under tight fitting clothes, feed and then detach causing itchy scabs
Homo sapiens (Ckn. UC. 101) cranium (Zhoukoudian)Facial view of a cast of a skull belonging to Homo sapiens male. Original specimen was discovered in Upper Cave (Shandingdong), South West of Peking, China. Thought to be around 24, 000 years old
Homo sapiens skull (Italy)Homo sapiens cranium dating back to around 500 BC, showing the typical morphology fora skull from Italy for the Etruscan period
Homo sapiens cranium (Florisbad 1)Lateral and frontal view of a cast of a Homo sapiens skull from Florisbad, South Africa. Upper Pleistocene 130, 000-12, 000 BP. Reconstructed by P. Cohen
H. erectus, H. heidelbergensis, H. neanderthalensis, H. sapiRear views: Homo erectus ( Sangiran); Homo heidelbergensis ( Broken Hill); Homo neanderthalensis ( La Ferrassie) & Modern Homo sapiens, ( Polynesia)
Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave 49) mandibleAdolescent modern human mandible found during excavations in Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset, dates back to around 14, 000 - 12, 000 year ago, (Creswellian)
Exhibit from the Human Biology galleryClose up of exhibit in the Human Biology gallery. A model of a human head illustrating the computing functions of the human brain
Excavating neanderthal remainsExcavation work which featured in a press conference at the Natural History Museum, London, December 1997
Human (Homo sapiens) Femur and PatellaThe ball joint from the top end of a human femur and a patella (knee cap) which once belonged to a victim of the Mount Vesuvius eruption of AD 79 which buried the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii
Flint hand axe (label)Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old. This close-up of the label shows the date and initials J.P, for John Prestwich
Australopithecus africanusModel of an adult female Australopithecus africanus reconstructed from remains found at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Probably lived about 2.5 million years ago
Neanderthal artifactsStone tools believed to once have belonged to Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis) who lived in Gorhams Cave, Gibraltar
Djebel Kafzeh, Qafzeh Cave, IsraelThe cave 2.5 km south of Nazareth, Galilee where fossils of early modern Homo sapiens (Homo sapiens sapiens) were found in 1933 by R. Neuville, in 1935 by R. Neuville & M
H. neanderthalensis (Gibraltar 1) & H. heidelbergensis (BroLeft: 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
Selection of Homo sapiens CraniaLeft to right: Modern European Skull, Predmosti Czech Republic modern human skull, Early Homo sapiens skull from Zhoukoudian, recent human skull from China
Gibraltar excavationExcavation of Neanderthal fireplace at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar. (Middle Palaeolithic)
Homo neanderthalensis (Swanscombe 1) CraniumThree cranial bones discovered at the Barnfield Gravel Pit, Swanscombe, Kent between 1935 and 1955. Both the date and species of these homind remains have been the subject over the last decade or so
Gorhams Cave, GibraltarA view of Gorhams Cave from the sea. Neanderthal artifacts have been found, dating from the Middle Palaeolithic inside this cave system
Homo sapiens craniaTwo crania belonging to early Homo sapiens dating back to around 30, 000 years old from upper cave site Zhoukoudian, China
Early Homo sapiens crania (Irhoud 1 & Qafzeh 6)Left: Cranium (cast) of early Homo sapiens discovered at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco by Mohammed Ben Fatmi in 1961. Right: Cranium (cast) of early Homo sapiens discovered at Djebel kafzeh, Israel by R
Tabun Cave, IsraelMugharet et-Tabun, cave in the Wadi el-Mughara, southern part of the Mount Carmel range, excavation site of Homo neanderthalensis
Spiracles & gut from Dermatobia hominisSpiracles and gut from botfly larva (Dermatobia hominis) extracted in London. Photographed by Martin Hall
Triatoma brasiliensis, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Cavernicola pilosa, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Belminus sp. triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Dipetalogaster maxima, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Eratyrus mucronatus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans
Panstrongylus geniculatus, triatomine bugThis insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans