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AFC999.2.56 - Homo heidelbergensis

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Categorycranium Date Collected1921 Place CollectedAfrica: Zambia, Central

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Categorycranium Date Collected1921 Place CollectedAfrica: Zambia, Central
Accession Number AFC999.2.56 Scientific Name Homo heidelbergensis Category cranium Type Status holotype Alternate Taxon Homo sapiens; Cyphanthropus rhodesiensis-TYPE; Homo rhodesiensis-TYPE Fossil Owner BMNH Fossil Collector Zwigelaar, T.; Shaner Date Collected 1921 Place Collected Africa: Zambia, Central Site Kabwe (Broken Hill) Age adult Description Plaster cast of a cranium Materials plaster Geologic Age Pleistocene Sex male Stratigraphy Limestone cave

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"AFC999.2.56 - Homo heidelbergensis, Fossil Hominid Cast Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/32-73569. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.