Homo habilis skull. This skull, found in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, is around million years old. H. habilis was an ancestor of modern humans (

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Homo habilis skull. This skull, found in the Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, is around million years old. H. habilis was an ancestor of modern humans (H. sapiens sapiens) that lived between around and million years ago. \Habilis\" means \"handy\", and refers to the supposed tool- making abilities of these hominids. Their brains were small though, with a cranium volume of around 700 cubic centimetres (compared to around 1350cc for modern humans)."

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