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Object Number 53-11-60/N8460.0
Display Title Homo sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of nearly complete cranium and mandible of Hotu 2
Classification
  • Paleoanthropological
Department Osteological
Date 9,300 years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Iran / <State> / <County> / <City> / Hotu cave
Intrasite 4th glacial gravel layer about 30 feet below the present surface of Hotu Cave
Materials Plaster
Dimensions Overall: 7 × 11.6 × 10.6 cm (2 3/4 × 4 9/16 × 4 3/16 in.) Overall: 14.5 × 12.8 × 20.4 cm (5 11/16 × 5 1/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object HOTU N/8460 ; N/8460 HOTU

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