Homo skull specimens. Two fossil cast reconstructions of early human skulls, either side of a modern human skull. At left is the Sangiran 17 specimen

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Homo skull specimens. Two fossil cast reconstructions of early human skulls, either side of a modern human skull. At left is the Sangiran 17 specimen of Homo erectus (Java, 1969, around million years old). At centre is a cast of a recent modern human (Homo sapiens) skull from South-East Asia. At right is the La Ferrassie 1 specimen of Homo neanderthalensis (France, 1909, around 70,000 years old).

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