Saldanha man

[ sal-dah-nuh man ]

noun

1. the fossil remains of a hominin between about 200,000 and 500,000 years of age and presumed to be Homo heidelbergensis: the specimen was discovered in southwestern South Africa in 1953, and to date no hominin fossil has been found in a more southern location.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Saldanha man¹

First recorded in 1950–55; from Saldanha , the name of a town in southwestern South Africa or from Saldanha Bay, after which the town was named

Example Sentences

To judge from the attachments for the muscles of the nape of his neck, Saldanha man must have walked with a pronounced stoop.

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