500,000 year old cranium found at Atapuerca, Burgos

Typically Spanish ^ | July 28, 2010 | h.b.

[SunkenCiv]

It is the second complete cranium to be found at the site A 500,000 year old complete cranium has been recovered from the Atapuerca side at Sima de los Huesos de Atapuerca in Burgos. It's the second complete cranium to be found at the site which shows the presence of Homo Antecessor in the region. Sources at the Atapuerca Foundation say that once the practical entire cranium has been recovered the meticulous reconstruction of the bones will be undertaken during the winter. The first cranium to be found at the site, known as Craneo 5 is now on display at the recently opened Museum of Human Evolution opened in Burgos, and is being described as 'the most complete fossil in the world'. [by h.b. - Jul 28, 2010 - 5:46 PM] 'Craneo 5' from Atapuerca - Photo - www.atapuerca.tv

[colorado tanker]

Ain't that poor Yorick, there??

[ZULU]

Please. This material is fascinating. Don’t let the idiotic comments stop you from posting this material.

Homo antecessor is very interesting from the Neanderthal/Homo sapiens perspective.

I wonder if a complete or nearly complete skeleton has ever been found?

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

Homo Auntie Scissors sounds pretty scary anyway.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, that reminds me...

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe, assuming Charles Manson was stalking people even then.

[SunkenCiv]

I’m just relieved it wasn’t a picture of you-know-who.

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

As you noted elsewhere, pretty much a run-of-the-mill FR thread. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Okay, so, TinyPic kinda sucks lately.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks ZULU for the kind remarks!

Usually the larger, tougher bones survive as fossils, and the more gracile ones (hands, feet, hyoid bones) are rarer.

[TheOldLady]

*snort* [giggle]

[colorado tanker]

pretty much a run-of-the-mill FR thread. ;’)

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

“Trouble at the run of the mill!”

“What kind of trouble?”

“I don’t know, there was trouble, that’s all. I didn’t expect the Spanish Inquisition.”

{boom!}

“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”