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Anatomi ca l Mode l Human
Anthropological Skull –
KNM-ER 406, Omo L. 7a-125
This model is a high-quality casting of a reconstruction of the Kalvarium
skull (KMN-ER 406) with a partial mandible (Omo L.
7a-125). The Kalvarium skull is approx.
1.7 million years old and was discov-
ered at Lake Rudolph (now called Lake
Turkana) in 1970. The partial man-
dible comes from a different dig
but is clearly from the same spe-
cies. The classification of the
species has not yet been indisput-
ably clarified. Discussions continue
as to whether the specimen is an Aus-
tralopithecus boisei or a Paranthropus
boisei. Example of a pre-human homi-
nid. Discovered at: Lake Turkana, for-
merly Lake Rudolph; Discovery: 1970;
Age: about 1.7 million years.
18x18x22.5 cm; 0.8 kg
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9982-1001298
Anthropological Skull –
Sinanthropus
This skull is an accurate casting
of a Sinanthropus skull recon-
structed by Weinert and mod-
elled from drawings by Black
and Weidenreich after all the
original bone specimens had
been lost. Sinanthropus belongs
to the genus Homo erectus pekin-
ensis (Sinanthropus pekinensis) and
can be seen as a typical example of
early man. Discovered at: Zhoukoudi-
an 40 km south west of Peking; Discov-
ery: 1929-1936; Age: 400,000 years.
21x14.5x21.5 cm; 0.9 kg
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9982-1001293
Anthropological Skull –
La Chapelle-aux-Saints
Cast from a reconstruction of the
La Chapelle-aux-Saints skull, the
model skull is an accurate copy
of one belonging to a 50-55 year
old male Neanderthal from an-
cient Europe of the species des
Homo (sapiens) neanderthalensis.
Early man. Discovered at: southern
France Discovery: 1908; Age: Approxi-
mately 35,000 to 45,000 years.
22x16x22.5 cm; 0.9 kg
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9982-1001294
New Anthropological Skulls from 3B Scientific
These models are finest castings produced from scientifically made copies of specimens featured in the collection at the Institute
of Anthropology and Human Genetics for Biologists at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
This means that all the details are reproduced absolutely accurately. The unique replicas are enhanced by being displayed on
a pedestal that contains a relief map* of the geographical area where the specimen was found.
Anthropological Skull – Crô-Magnon
This wonderful casting is a reconstruc-
tion of an early hominid called Crô-
Magnon man. The age of the original
is dated to be 20,000 to 30,000 years
old. The skull itself belonged to an
early modern man of the species
Homo sapiens sapiens from the
ice age of the neo-Palaeolithic
era. Early man (neo-Palaeolithic).
Discovered at: a cave in Vézèretal/
southern France; Discovery: 1868;
Age: 20,000 to 30,000 years.
21.5x15x24.5 cm; 0.9 kg
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9982-1001295
Anthropological Skull – Steinheim
This Steinheim model is a detailed casting
from Berkhemer’s reconstruction (1936,
skull with no jawbone). The original of
this skull from a forerunner of Nean-
derthal man was a Homo (sapiens)
steinheimensis aged between
about 25 and 35 and was discov-
ered in a gravel in Steinheim,
southern Germany, in 1933. Fore-
runner of a Neanderthal man or
an ancient Homo sapiens. Discov-
ered at: a gravel pit near Steinheim
an der Mur, Germany; Discovery: 1933;
Age: approximately 250,000 years.
19x12.5x21.5 cm; 0.7 kg
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9982-1001296
Anthropological Skull –
Broken Hill or Kabwe
An accurate casting of a skull reconstructed from
an original that was discovered in an iron
ore working at Broken Hill, in northwest
Rhodesia (modern-day Kabwe in
Zambia). It is an example of the
early man, Homo sapiens rho-
desiensis or a Homo erectus rho-
desiensis, and indications exist to
point to both these classifications.
For this reason, there is also a
wide range in the estimates of the
specimen’s age based on differing
scientific assumptions. An early exam-
ple of an ancient Homo sapiens (as
classified by Henke and Rothe 1994)
or a Homo erectus rhodesiensis. Dis-
covered at: a cave in an ore working at
Broken Hill, modern-day Kabwe in Zam-
bia. Discovery: 1921. Age: probably
150,000 to 300,000 years old. Previous
estimates were of 40,000 to 60,000 years.
21x15.5x23.5 cm; 0.8 kg
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9982-1001297
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