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Altamura Man

Homo
The Altamura Man is a fossil of the genus Homo discovered in 1993 in a karst sinkhole in the Lamalunga Cave near the city of Altamura, Italy. Remarkably well preserved but covered in a thick layer of calcite taking the shape of cave popcorn the... Wikipedia
Organism: Homo
Place discovered: Altamura, Apulia, Italy
Date discovered: October 1993
Age: 157,500 years (aged c. 35)