Image Gallery: Hominid Skulls

Examining the skulls of living apes and our extinct ancestors allows us to explore characteristics which reflect the evolutionary relationships in our family tree. These skulls are all casts of original fossils.

Male Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, Skull Male Gorilla, Gorilla gorilla, Skull
Male Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, Skull Male Chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, Skull
Homo sapiens skull frontal Homo sapiens skull frontal
Liujiang Skull Homo sapiens angled view Liujiang Skull Homo sapiens angled view
Skull of Homo sapiens Minatogawa 1 side view Skull of Homo sapiens Minatogawa 1 side view
Homo sapiens skull from Zhoukoudian angled view Homo sapiens skull from Zhoukoudian angled view
Wadjak Skull Homo sapiens angled view Wadjak Skull Homo sapiens angled view
Cro-Magnon 1 skull Homo sapiens Cro-Magnon 1 skull Homo sapiens
Skhul 5 skull Homo sapiens front view Skhul 5 skull Homo sapiens front view
Front view of Homo floresiensis skull Front view of Homo floresiensis skull
‘Kabwe’ or ‘Broken Hill 1’ Homo heidelbergensis skull ‘Kabwe’ or ‘Broken Hill 1’ Homo heidelbergensis skull
Saldanha Skull Cap Homo heidelbergensis Saldanha Skull Cap Homo heidelbergensis
Skull of Homo sp. from Maba front view Skull of Homo sp. from Maba front view
Homo neanderthalensis skull Homo neanderthalensis skull
Skull of Homo neanderthalensis Amud 1 side view Skull of Homo neanderthalensis Amud 1 side view
Gibraltar Skull Homo neanderthalensis side view Gibraltar Skull Homo neanderthalensis side view
Partial skull of a Neanderthal from Israel Partial skull of a Neanderthal from Israel
Neanderthal 1 skullcap Homo neanderthalensis angled view Neanderthal 1 skullcap Homo neanderthalensis angled view
Le Moustier Homo neanderthalensis skull angled view Le Moustier Homo neanderthalensis skull angled view
Swanscombe skull Homo heidelbergensis back view Swanscombe skull Homo heidelbergensis back view