Fossil:

Petralona 1

Site:

Katsika Hill
Petralona, Greece (4, 1)

Discovered By:

J. Malkotsis, et al
09,16,1960 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

300,000 ya - 400,000 ya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal, paleomagnetic, radiometric & electron spin resonance data (1, 4)

Species Name:

Homo heidelbergensis (1, 7)
Homo neanderthalensis (38)

Gender:

Unknown (1)

Cranial Capacity:

1220 cc (1)

Information:

Found suspended in stalagmite (23 cm off the ground) (1)

Interpretation:

Neanderthal-like browridge (1)
Morphological similarities to archaic Homo sapiens (1)