 Tibia from Boxgrove Man | |
| Common name | Boxgrove Man |
|---|---|
| Species | Homo, species uncertain |
| Age | 480,000 years |
| Place discovered | Boxgrove, England, United Kingdom |
| Date discovered | 1993 |
| Discovered by | Mark Roberts |
Boxgrove Man is a name given to three fossils of early humans, found at Boxgrove in Sussex, and dated to about 480,000 years old. One piece of the tibia (shinbone) and two teeth were found. The tibia was of a mature well-built man, perhaps from the common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals, and the teeth are thought to be of early Neanderthals. They are the oldest fossils of the genus homo found in Britain.