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[The skull of Combe Capelle].

Almut Hoffmann1, Dietrich Wegner

  • 1Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin. mvf-bd@mb.spk-berlin.de

Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht Uber Die Biologisch-Anthropologische Literatur
|January 18, 2003
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Summary

The Combe Capelle skull, an important early Homo sapiens sapiens fossil, was rediscovered in 2001 after being missing since World War II. This significant paleoanthropological find is now available for research and public display.

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Area of Science:

  • Paleoanthropology
  • Archaeology

Context:

  • Post-WWII loss of significant hominin fossils from Berlin's Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte.
  • Damage to Le Moustier and Combe Capelle skeletal remains during wartime bombing.
  • Soviet repatriation of some artifacts, but the Combe Capelle skull remained missing.

Purpose:

  • To report the rediscovery and identification of the Combe Capelle skull.
  • To make this key early Homo sapiens sapiens fossil available for scientific study and exhibition.

Summary:

  • The Combe Capelle skull, an important early Homo sapiens sapiens fossil, was rediscovered in 2001.
  • This fossil was missing since World War II, believed lost or destroyed.
  • Its recovery makes a significant paleoanthropological specimen available again.

Impact:

  • Ensures the availability of a crucial early human fossil for ongoing research.
  • Facilitates public engagement with significant paleoanthropological discoveries.
  • Contributes to the reconstruction of early human evolutionary history.

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