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This archive contains tomographic scans (as well as various types of associated digital data) of fossils from the site of Swartkrans, South Africa that are curated at the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History. These scans were produced through a collaborative research and education initiative between the Department of Human Evolution at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig, Germany) and the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (Pretoria, South Africa). They were published in Skinner MM, de Ruiter, DJ, Imbrasas, M, Martin, R, Davies, T, Pickering TR, Hublin J-J, Tawane, M (2023) Microtomographic archive of fossil hominin specimens from Swartkrans (1948-1967), South Africa, 202x:x: xxx−xxx and we encourage users to refer to this article for more information about the fossils and scans.The copyright holder for all digital data (and derivates, such as surface models) associated with this archive is the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (DNMNH).
Terms of use
Researchers interested in accessing the CT scans should fill out a Digital Data Agreement Form (see below) and email it to curator of the DNMNH (Lazarus Kgasi, lkgasi@Ditsong.org.za; please also copy (cc) origins_datarequest@eva.mpg.de) with a description of their project proposal and specific specimens and CT data that they wish to use for their project. Upon acceptance of the proposed research project the CT scan(s) will be transferred to you electronically.
Inclusion of data in a scientific publication based on the CT scans (and derivative objects such as surface models, images, etc.,) requires citation of the following article:

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SK 80 + SK 847 Homo cranium
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SK 80 Homo tooth fragment
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SK 81 P. robustus mandible
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SK 82 P. robustus right femur
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SK 82 P. robustus right femur proximal
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SK 83 P. robustus cranium
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SK 83 P. robustus temporals
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SK 84 Homo left first metacarpal
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SK 85a P. robustus URC
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SK 86 P. robustus ULC
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SK 87 P. robustus LRC
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SK 88 P. robustus LLP4
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SK 89a P. robustus ULM1
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SK 90 P. robustus ULDM2
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SK 91 P. robustus URDM1
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SK 92 P. robustus URC
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SK 93 P. robustus ULC
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SK 94 P. robustus LRC
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SK 95 P. robustus ULC
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SK 96 P. robustus LLC
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SK 96 P. robustus LLDM1
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SK 96 P. robustus LLP3
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SK 96 P. robustus mandible fragment
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SK 97 P. robustus right femur
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SK 97 P. robustus right femur proximal
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SK 98 P. robustus ULM2
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SK 99 P. robustus ULP4
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SK 100 P. robustus LRP3
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SK 101 P. robustus ULP3
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SK 102 P. robustus ULM1
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SK 104 P. robustus LRM1
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SK 105 P. robustus ULM3
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SK 438 P. robustus partial mandible
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SK 821 P. robustus ULP3
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SK 822 P. robustus ULP3
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SK 823 P. robustus URP3
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SK 824 P. robustus ULP4
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SK 825 P. robustus ULP4
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SK 826a2 P. robustus ULM2
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SK 827 P. robustus LLP4
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SK 829 P. robustus ULM1
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SK 830 P. robustus LLP4
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SK 831 P. robustus LRP3
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SK 831a P. robustus partial left maxilla
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SK 832 P. robustus ULM1
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SK 833 P. robustus ULM1
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SK 834 P. robustus URM2
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SK 835 P. robustus ULM3
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SK 836 P. robustus ULM3
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SK 837 P. robustus URM2
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SK 838b P. robustus LLM1
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SK 839 P. robustus ULI1
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SK 839 P. robustus ULI2
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SK 839 P. robustus ULM1
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SK 839 P. robustus URDM1
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SK 839 P. robustus URDM2
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SK 839 P. robustus URI1
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SK 839 P. robustus URI2
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SK 839 P. robustus URM1
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SK 839 P. robustus partial maxilla
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SK 840 P. robustus LLM3
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SK 841a P. robustus partial mandible
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SK 841b P. robustus LLM3
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SK 842 P. robustus LLDM2
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SK 843 P. robustus partial mandible
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SK 844 P. robustus partial mandible
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SK 846a P. robustus LRM1
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SK 847 Homo left temporal
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SK 847d Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847e Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847h Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847j Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847k Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847l Homo cranial fragment
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SK 847n Homo cranial fragment
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SK 848 P. robustus right incus
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SK 848 P. robustus right malleus
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SK 848 P. robustus right stapes
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SK 848 P. robustus right temporal
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SK 849 P. robustus URM1
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SK 850 P. robustus LP3
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SK 851 P. robustus LRM3
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SK 852 P. robustus LLC
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SK 852 P. robustus LLI1
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SK 852 P. robustus LLI2
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SK 852 P. robustus LRDC
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SK 852 P. robustus mandible fragment
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SK 853 P. robustus LV
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SK 854 P. robustus axis
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SK 855 P. robustus LRM3
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SK 856 P. robustus URM1
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SK 856 P. robustus URP4
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