The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is about to open its' new Hall of Human Origins.

Washington, DC - March, 15: The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is about to open its' new Hall of Human Origins, March 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. Pictured, a row of skulls ending with homo sapiens, foreground. One of the more than 75 skulls on display. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images) StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on Mon Mar 15 14:55:03 2010 The exhibit hall includes more than 75 skulls, including two on loan from the Musee de l'Homme in France: The only Neanderthal skeleton in the United States and the original Cro-Magnon skull, discovered in 1868 in a French cave of the same name. The display shown here features an array of skulls culminating with a Homo sapiens.