Java Man (Homo erectus erectus, formerly also Anthropopithecus erectus or Pithecanthropus erectus) is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java (Indonesia).

Java man, extinct hominin (member of the human lineage) known from fossil remains found on the island of Java, Indonesia. A skullcap and thighbone discovered by the Dutch anatomist …

Java Man was one of the first specimens of Homo erectus to be discovered, having been located first in 1891, in Java (Indonesia). It was originally given the scientific name Pithecanthropus …

Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was …

The femur would also indicate that Java Man walked fully erect, and not like a quadruped or even an intermediate between an ape and human, thus the modern classification for Java Man, …

1 day ago · JAKARTA: Prehistoric bones belonging to “Java Man” — the first known fossil evidence of Homo erectus — went on display at Indonesia’s National Museum on Thursday, …

Discovered by Eugene Dubois in 1891 near Trinil in Java. Its age is uncertain, but thought to be about 700,000 years. This find consisted of a flat, very thick skullcap, a few teeth, and a thigh …

Sangiran Early Man Site is situated about 15 kilometers north of Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, covering an area of 5,600 hectares. According to a UNESCO report (1995) "Sangiran is …

3 days ago · 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 on …

What is Java Man? Java Man is an early human fossil discovered in 1891 and 1892 on the island of Java.