Kent's Cavern Jaw (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Kent's Cavern Jaw

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This is a photograph of the maxilla, including three teeth, of the earliest known modern human in Europe, discovered during excavations at Kent’s Cavern, Devon, in 1927.

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Chris Collins (NHM) and Torquay Museum

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