Homo rhodesiensis Skull (Broken Hill; Woodward, 1921), Replica

Homo rhodesiensis Skull (Broken Hill; Woodward, 1921), Replica

The Broken Hill human skull model is an accurate casting of a reconstruction from an original specimen that was discovered in a iron ore working at Broken Hill, in north west Rhodesia (modern-day Kabwe in Zambia).

The Homo rhodesiensis Skull is an example of the early human, of the species Homo sapiens rhodesiensis or a Homo erectus rhodesiensis, the skull having features that point to both these classifications. For this reason, there is debate in the estimates of the early human specimen's age, based on differing scientific assumptions.

This unique Broken Hill or Kabwe replica is supplemented by having it displayed on a pedestal that contains a relief map of the geographical area where the specimen was found.

Specifications of the Homo Rhodesiensis Skull

• Discovery: 1921
• Age: Probably 150.000 to 300.000 years old
• Discovered at: a cave in an ore working at Broken Hill, modern-day Kabwe in Zambia