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Object Number 2015.1.16.371
Display Title Homo sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of fragmentary occipital of KNM-KJ-279-74
Classification
  • Paleoanthropological
Department Osteological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / <State> / <County> / <City> / Kanjera
Intrasite Low cliff at the south end of the Northern Exposures.
Materials Plastic
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 × 5.5 × 0.9 cm (2 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object KNM-KJ-279-74

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