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== Description ==
The occipital fragment probably belonged to an adult individual, but it is very thin and flattened at the top-rear. The nuchal hump is very developed and, in life, would have supported very robust neck [[musculature]]. The [[cranial capacity]] was initially estimated to be 1300 cc. The fragment has been distorted during [[fossilization]] within the [[travertine]]. Vértes hypothesized that traces of brain extraction and [[Human cannibalism|cannibalism]] are present on the bone, although this is typically rejected.<ref name=":0" /> Later [[Morphology (biology)|morphological]] analysis by Roksandic, Radović, and Lindal (2018) clarify that the revised cranial capacity is 'large', but do not list a metric.<ref name=":3" />
The [[Nuchal plane|nuchal]] and [[Occipital plane|occipital planes]] have a sharp angle. The [[Occipital bun|occipital torus]] is moderately wide, and a deep [[Sulcus (morphology)|sulcus]] that is somewhat continuous along the [[superior nuchal line]] makes this formation pronounced. A [[Suprainiac fossa|suprainiac]] depression is either not found above it, or, like [[Bilzingsleben (Paleolithic site)|Bilzingsleben]], it is not preserved in the fossil as it sits high and starts with the [[opisthocranion]]. The incipient suprainiac fossa is a derived [[Neanderthal]] trait, but the broad [[Mandible|ramus]] with small distance to the [[Third molar|M3]], thick and angled occipital, high [[inion]], and occipital torus morphology are basal ''[[Homo erectus]]'' traits.<ref name=":3" />
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