Black arrow points to the former seat of the pituitary gland White arrow is on the occipital protuberance. In any event, I saw no evidence of healing of the bone around the entrance hole, which if present would mean an operation produced this defect during a lifetime, with some recovery later. Because of the dubious nature of extinct fossils in the cave, my guess is that the skull is of recent origin with a bullet entry and exit holes. Some say that the features are like modem Homo sapiens in some areas. Campbell, in 1964.
Homo sapiens rhodesiensis.
Figure 12 shows that this one remaining left mastoid process has been broken off or chopped off short of its full length. The British museum people told me that no lower jaw was found with the skull. This seemed to be very unfortunate because the lower jaw is important in diagnosing certain diseases of the bones of the head. You must understand that this skull really cries out disease. Most of the teeth are badly decayed, and the bones of the vault of the skull are extremely thick.