Petralona skull

Petralona skull
The Petralona skull, exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki.
Common namePetralona skull
SpeciesHomo, species uncertain
Place discoveredChalkidiki, Greece
Date discovered1960
Discovered byChristos Sariannidis

The Petralona skull is the skull of a hominid found in Petralona Cave, about 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Thessaloniki city on the Chalkidiki peninsula, Greece. According to Aris Poulianos, head of the excavation team since 1965, it was found by a villager, Christos Sariannidis, in 1960. It was sticking to the cave wall in a small cavern of the cave, called "Layer 10" by Poulianos, about 30 cm (12 in) above ground, held by sinter. Its lower jaw is missing and it was "encrusted by brown calcite soon after the death of the individual".

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