H. sapiens Oase Skull With Reconstruction

BH-049 $408.00

35,000 years BP: Oase 1 (mandible) and Oase 2 (cranium) were both discovered in the Peştera cu Oase, Romania. The mandible was found first, in 2002, by speleologists Milota, Bîlgăr and Sarcină. The cranium, which is from a different individual, was found by a team led by Trinkaus and Zilhão between 2003-2005. BH-048, which has a sagittal cut revealing details of the endocranium, is an exact cast of a 3D scan printed output provided to Bone Clones by Racoviță Institute of Speleology. From there Bone Clones cleaned up the scan lines and reconstructed the missing details and elements in consultation with Erik Trinkaus and Hélène Rougier and produced BH-049. These are the earliest and among the most complete anatomically modern human remains found to date from this period in Europe.

The Bone Clones® Fossil Hominid line is composed of discoveries from anatomically modern humans, archaic humans, early Homo, early hominins, and other hominids. The majority of the casts in this line have been recreated by our team of anatomical sculptors. Some are reconstructions made by anthropology professionals using fragmentary elements from original discoveries and extrapolating the missing parts from those (i.e. Neanderthal skeleton). 

2-part skull (separate cranium & jaw).

Custom display stand available below.

Jaw available individually as well, please inquire.

Trinkaus E., Constantin S. & Zilhão J. (Eds.), 2012. Life and Death at the Peştera cu Oase: A Setting for Modern Human Emergence in Europe. New York, Oxford University Press.