Bizarre Archaeological Finds That Still Baffle Scientists Today

Skull 5

This is the oldest intact hominid skull ever discovered. Scientists believe that it is roughly 1.8 million years old, and it was found right around where humanity is theorized to have started. This skull was preserved as one single, complete piece, and it predates the second oldest by nearly 1 million years. 

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