Kabwe 1, Fossil Hominid
name: label: Collector
content: T. Zwiglaar
label: Discipline
content: Anthropology
label: Region
content: African 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: Plaster cast of the cranium of Homo heidelbergensis, otherwise known as Rhodesian Man. Discovered in Kabwe (Broken HIll), Zambia, this species was once assigned as the type specimen for Homo rhodesiensis, although researchers now commonly attribute it to Homo heidelbergensis. This skull is one of the oldest known to have tooth cavities. The individual may have died from an infection related to dental disease or from a chronic ear infection. The cranium is mostly complete; however, areas in black indicate missing cranial pieces, including a large part of the bottom right parietal lobe extending through the zygomatic process of the right temporal lobe and two small circular areas of the orbitals. There is also a piece of the cast missing just above the right lateral incisor.
label: Notes
content: Red/brown plaster cast cranium of Kabwe 1, also known as "Rhodesian Man," from the species Homo heidelbergensis. This species was once assigned as the type specimen for Homo rhodesiensis, although researchers now commonly attribute it to Homo heidelbergensis. This skull is one of the oldest known to have tooth cavities. They occur in 10 of the upper teeth. The individual may have died from an infection related to dental disease or from a chronic ear infection. The cranium is mostly complete, however, areas in black indicate missing pieces. Kabwe 1 is between 300,000 and 125,000 years old.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Oct 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: Kabwe (also known as Broken Hill), Africa, Zambia
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 heidelbergensis
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO67372-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