Heidelberg man

[ hahyd-l-burg man ]

noun

1. the fossil remains of the primitive human Homo heidelbergensis, as reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw. Heidelberg jaw.

Heidelberg man

noun

1. a type of primitive man, Homo heidelbergensis, occurring in Europe in the middle Palaeolithic age, known only from a single fossil lower jaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heidelberg man¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of Heidelberg man¹

C20: referring to the site where remains were found, at Mauer, near Heidelberg, Germany (1907)