Mauer 1 Homo heidelbergensis



the first fossil discovery of species made on october 21, 1907, , came mauer, germany. here, workman daniel hartmann spotted jaw in sandpit. jaw (mauer 1) in condition except missing premolar teeth, found near jaw. workman gave professor otto schoetensack university of heidelberg, identified , named fossil.


the next h. heidelbergensis remains found in steinheim der murr, germany (the steinheim skull, 350kya); arago, france (arago 21); petralona, greece; ciampate del diavolo, italy; dali, jinniushan , maba (guangdong), china. in 1925–1926 francis turville-petre unearthed galilee skull @ mugharet el-zuttiyeh in israel, first ancient hominin fossil found in western asia.








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