The Man From Broken Hill

Broken Hill Man is a fossil man classified as a paleoanthrope. His remains were found in 1992 in Broken Hill Cave in Zimbabwe. This find was of great importance for understanding human evolution.

The Broken Hill human skeleton dates back to around 200,000 years ago. It belonged to a representative of the species Homo rhodesiensis, which is considered a possible ancestor of modern humans. It had a relatively large brain and an upright posture, but at the same time retained some primitive features, such as massive brow ridges.

The discovery of Broken Hill Man showed that the ancestors of Homo sapiens were already present in South Africa long before modern humans appeared. It filled an important gap in the history of human evolution between archaic forms and anatomically modern humans. Further study of this find and other fossil remains of ancient people will help to better understand the process of anthropogenesis.

Broken Hill Man is a fossil man who belongs to a paleoanthropic race that existed during the Upper Paleolithic era. It was discovered in 1927 in Brokenhill, South Africa.

The Brokenhill man is about 170cm tall and weighs about 60kg. His skull is large and has a wide forehead, indicating high intelligence. He also has some features that indicate he may have been a hunter or gatherer.

Although Broken Hill Man was only found in 1927, he is approximately 30,000 years old. This means that he lived in an era when people had already begun to use fire and create the first tools.

However, Broken Hill Man was not the first human fossil found in South Africa. In 1814, the remains of an ancient man were discovered, who were called the “Man of Taung”. He lived about 2.6 million years ago and was the ancestor of all modern humans.