Hominin Skulls

  • Homo Floresiensis Skull, 18,000 Years Ago

    Homo floresiensis

  • Homo Floresiensis Gurche reconstruction, 18,000 Years Ago
  • Homo neanderthalensis Skull, 73,000 - 40,000 Years Ago

    Homo neanderthalensis

  • Homo neanderthalensis Gurche reconstruction, 73,000 - 40,000 Years Ago
  • Homo naledi Skull, 335,000 Years Ago - 3D printed from MorphoSource file

    Homo naledi - 3D printed from MorphoSource file

  • Homo naledi Gurche reconstruction, 335,000 Years Ago
  • Homo heidelbergensis Skull, 324,000 - 274,000 Years Ago

    Homo heidelbergensis

  • Homo heidelbergensis Gurche reconstruction, 324,000 - 274,000 Years Ago
  • Homo erectus Skull, 1.75 Million Years Ago

    Homo erectus

  • Homo erectus Gurche reconstruction, 1.75 Million Years Ago
  • Homo habilis Skull, 1.9 Million Years Ago

    Homo habilis

  • Homo habilis Gurche reconstruction, 1.9 Million Years Ago
  • Paranthropus boisei Skull, 1.8 Million Years Ago

    Paranthropus boisei

  • Paranthropus boisei Skull, 1.8 Million Years Ago
  • Homo rudolfensis Skull, 1.9 - 18 Million Years Ago

    Homo rudolfensis

  • Homo rudolfensis Gurche reconstruction, 1.9 - 18 Million Years Ago
  • Paranthropus robustus, 2 - 1.5 Million Years Ago

    Paranthropus robustus

  • Paranthropus robustus Gurche reconstruction, 2 - 1.5 Million Years Ago
  • Australopithecus africanus Skull, 2.5 Million Years Ago

    Australopithecus africanus

  • Australopithecus africanus Gurche reconstruction, 2.5 Million Years Ago
  • Australopithecus Afarensis Skull, 3 Million Years Ago

    Australopithecus afarensis

  • Australopithecus Afarensis Gurche reconstruction, 3 Million Years Ago
  • Australopithecus Anamensis skull, 3.8 Million Years Ago

    Australopithecus anamensis

  • Australopithecus Anamensis Gurche reconstruction, 3.8 Million Years Ago
  • Ardipithecus Ramidus Skull, Lateral View, 4.4 Million Years Ago

    Ardipithecus ramidus

  • Ardipithecus Ramidus Gurche reconstruction, 4.4 Million Years Ago
  • Sahelanthropus tchadensis, 6.7 Million Years Ago

    Sahelanthropus tchadensis

  • Sahelanthropus tchadensis Gurche reconstruction, 6.7 Million Years Ago

The Liebman Institute for Science Innovation at McHenry County College presents

MCC's Hall of Human Origins

This stunning collection of hominin skulls from the Bone Clones® Hominid line includes the seldom seen, fully articulated walking reconstruction of the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton "Lucy". These detailed casts of fossil specimens were carefully recreated by a team of anatomical sculptors in conjunction with anthropological consultants using published osteological data. The skulls are artistically and taxonomically arranged based on the current paleoanthropological record. The MCC Hall of Human Origins* offers critical objective insight into hominin evolution through a uniquely human exploration of the fossil evidence.

This interactive exhibit is on permanent display in the Life Sciences wing of the Liebman Science Center (Building F).

The following menu contains links to all hominin species found in MCC's Hall of Human Origins. Not all species have a corresponding fossil replica skull. Where a replica skull is unavailable, we link to a 3D digitization of an original fossil skull and/or relevant descriptions. 

All skulls in MCC's Hall of Human Origins exhibit are reproductions purchased from Bone Clones, Inc.

The Bone Clones® 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 the Bone Clones team of anatomical sculptors. Some are reconstructions made by anthropology professionals using fragmentary elements from original discoveries and extrapolating the missing parts from those.

Each species' summary was provided by Bone Clones but may have been adapted and/or modified based on additional material and resources. Links to references can be found at the bottom of each page. Explore hominin species from the menu below.