First discovered in Kabwe, Zambia this skull belongs to an ancient relative of modern human.
It was named Homo rhodesiensis. Later it was classified as Homo heidelbergensis.
The skull is estimated to be more than 299,000 years old. Young for a species that appeared over 600,000 years ago. Homo heidelbergensis lived in Africa and Europe. This ancient species left behind evidence of their intelligence in the form of an abundance of stone tools.
The skull was discovered in a lead and zinc mine at Broken Hill at the time Northern Rhodesia, now known as Kabwe, Zambia.
When Homo heidelbergensis made a living, there were at least seven other homonids that existed at the same time.
Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homo naledi, Homo erectus, Homo luzonensis and Denisovans.
More about this discover below from
Natural History Museum
