Fossil:

Skhul V

Site:

Skhul Cave
Mount Carmel, Israel (1)

Discovered By:

Theodore McCown and Hallum Movius Jr.
05,02,1932 (1)

Estimated Age of Fossil:

90,000 ya
* determined by Stratigraphic, faunal, archaeological & amino acid racemization data (1, 4)

Species Name:

Homo sapiens (1, 4, 15)

Gender:

Male (1)

Cranial Capacity:

1518 cc (1)

Information:

10,000 Mousterian tools found in same layer (1)

Interpretation:

Found with 9 other individuals (intentionally buried) (1)
Adult (30-40 years old based on cranial suture and dental wear) (1)
Presence in Near East before Neanderthals evidence that modern humans did not evolve directly from them (1)