Homo neanderthalensis (Neanderthal 1) (1979rp34)

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Human: A fossilized Homo neanderthalensis skull \nLocation: The Neander Valley in Germany \nAge: Approximately 40,000 years old \nMaterial: Plaster cast replica \nDimensions: Length, 206 millimeters; width, 152 millimeters; height, 85 millimeters. \nNotes: RLA catalog number 1979rp34 (cast). The fossilized skull is the cranium vault, or calotte. It serves as the type specimen for Neanderthal humans, commonly known as Neanderthal 1. Discovered in 1856 and reported in 1857 by Johann Carl Fuhlrott and Hermann Schaaffhausen. The plaster cast was created by the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. This fossil is part of the teaching collection of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Modelled by Jordyn Gray.