Steinheim skull

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The Steinheim skull is a fossilized skull of an archaic Homo sapiens or Homo heidelbergensis found in 1933 near Steinheim an der Murr (20 km north of Stuttgart, Germany).

Original skull and holotype of H. steinheimensis
Replica of H. steinheimensis skull

It is an estimated 250,000 to 350,000 years old. The skull is slightly flattened and has a cranial capacity from 1110 to 1200 cm³. Others give volumes (950), 1179 ±30, 1270 ±10 cm³.[1]

Craniums
1. Gorilla 2. Australopithecus 3. Homo erectus 4. Neanderthal (La Chapelle aux Saints) 5. Steinheim Skull 6. Euhominid

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[edit] References

  1. ^ HERMANN PROSSINGER &a; THE ANATOMICAL RECORD (PART B: NEW ANAT.) 273B:132–142, 2003

"Steinheim skull". http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9001301. 

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Coordinates: 48°58′06″N 9°16′34″E / 48.96833°N 9.27611°E / 48.96833; 9.27611

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