Also known as Turkana Boy
Site: Nariokotome, Kenya Age: 1.6 mya Species: Homo ergaster (Homo erectus) Cranial capacity: 880 cm3 Cranial architecture: Dentition: Postcranial: Most bones present, except hand and feet (approximately 40% complete)
Environment: Hot, dry part of East Africa Length and weight: 160 cm and 48 kg Tools: made and used stone tools Ancestor: H. habilis Descendants: Archaic Homo sapiens sapiens (possibly H. erectus?) General: Discovered in 1984. This is the most complete example of a skeleton this old. |