The 'Petralona Man' skull. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nadina
Posted on 08/26/2025 1:18:40 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Discovered within the darkness of Petralona Cave, this remarkable skull - which belongs to an archaic species of human - is notable for the fact that it has a stalagmite growing directly through it.
Initially found in 1960 and often referred to as "Petralona Man", this intriguing specimen has long left paleoanthropologist's scratching their heads.
A recent study has concluded that it is neither Neanderthal nor human, leaving a question mark over exactly which species of archaic human ancestor it actually belonged to.
The 'Petralona Man' skull. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Nadina
The skull is also now believed to date back at least 300,000 years, possibly longer depending on exactly how long the stalagmite growing through it took to form.
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