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Tibia (shin bone) of Homo heidelbergensis

The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum
London, United Kingdom

This H. heidelbergensis tibia (shin bone) is from Boxgrove in West Sussex.

It is about 500,000 years old, and despite chewing by carnivores at one end, scientists estimate that this individual stood about 1.8 metres tall and was probably male.

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  • Title: Tibia (shin bone) of Homo heidelbergensis
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