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StW 573 cranium

Group

Description

DistinguishingFeatures: 

This object represents the complete cranium and attached mandible of the StW 573 Australopithecus specimen. Also associated (cemented to the cranium) is the atlas vertebra. The mandible and atlas are not able to be individually separated from the cranium using mechanical techniques.

DimensionComment: 

Object is about 30cm x 20cm x 20cm
History

ObjectAge: 

5 years 2 months ago

AgeComment: 

3.67 million years old

GeologicalPeriod: 

  • Pliocene

MakerComment: 

Not applicable. This is a fossil specimen. It was excavated from the Sterkfontein Caves.

ProductionPlace: 

  • Sterkfontein Caves

UserComment: 

Not applicable. This is a fossil specimen. It was excavated from the Sterkfontein Caves.

PlaceOfUse: 

  • Evolutionary Studies Institute
  • Wits University

Collector: 

CulturalAssociation: 

  • Australopithecus fossil

Provenance: 

StW 573 was excavated from the Member 2 deposit, which is exposed within the Silberberg Grotto at the Sterkfontein Caves.

ReferenceList: 

CitationReferenceType
Clarke, Ronald J. "First ever discovery of a well-preserved skull and associated skeleton of Australopithecus." South African Journal of Science 94, no. 10 (1998): 460-463.
 
 

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