Homo habilis (2501.1rp48-3) – cranial fragment

Description

***Homo habilis *** Location: Koobi Fora, East Turkana, Kenya. Age: 1.8 million years ago. Material: epoxy resin cast. Dimensions: length, 53 mm; width, 103 mm; height, 91 mm. Notes: RLA catalog no. 2501.1rp48-1 (cast). Maxilla and left zygomatic bone of the cranium designated KNM-ER 1470. Discovered in 1972 by B. Ngeneo under team led by Richard Leakey and also classified as *Homo rudolfensis*. Cast manufacturer not known. From the teaching collection of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Model by Aidan Paul.