Skhul V, Human
name: label: Collector
content: T. McCown & H. Movius
label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: Asia & Middle East Region
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Pleistocene
label: Notes
content: Red/brown plaster cast cranium of Skhul V, from the species Homo sapiens. Some anatomical features, like the brow ridges above the eyes of the male Skhul V skull are reminiscent of earlier humans; however, Skhul V also has the high, vertical forehead and rounded skull typical of modern human skulls. Skhul V also lacks a projecting "bun," which occurs in many Neanderthal skulls. The cranium is mostly complete; however, areas in black indicate missing pieces. Skhul V is between 120,000 and 80,000 years old.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 16 Oct 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Skhul Cave; near Mount Carmel, Asia, Israel
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Homo sapiens
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO400496-DSP
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Primates, Hominidae
physicalDescription: label: Is this real?
content: No, it's a cast.
label: Life Stage
content: Adult
label: Material
content: Plaster, Paint
label: Sex
content: Male