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Object Number 2015.1.16.368
Display Title Homo sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of nearly complete cranial vault and maxilla of LH 18
Classification
  • Paleoanthropological
Department Osteological
Date 200,000 years ago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / <State> / <County> / <City> / Laetoli
Intrasite Locality 2, In situ, Water-worked vitric tuff, Ngaloba Beds
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 13.8 × 19.8 cm (5 × 5 7/16 × 7 13/16 in.) Overall: 7.5 × 10.8 × 6 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/4 × 2 3/8 in.) Volume: 1200 cc
Quantity 1
Label on object LH-18 A 2015.1.16.368 ; LH-18 B 2015.1.16.368

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