JAKARTA – A skullcap, molar and femur believed to be remains of Homo erectus, or “Java Man,” unearthed by Dutch geologist ...
When it comes to the study of human evolution, the discovery of Java Man occupies a very special place. The fossil remains were discovered in the 1890s along the Solo River in the present-day East ...
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‘Java Man’ fossils return home to Indonesia after 130 years in the Netherlands; why it is significant
Decades after the ground-breaking find that changed humankind’s understanding of evolution, Homo erectus, popularly known as Java Man, has finally flown home to Indonesia, where it first emerged. The ...
Jakarta, Indonesia — More than 130 years since its discovery in East Java, one of the most influential fossils in human history has finally returned home to Indonesia. The specimen, known as Java Man, ...
The Netherlands returned a set of prehistoric bones known as “Java Man” – from a species long considered a “missing link” between humans and other apes – to Indonesia earlier this month, the first in ...
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