The ‘Java Man’, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, is now home

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

‘Java Man’ fossils return home to Indonesia after 130 years in the Netherlands; why it is significant

Java Man, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, has returned to Indonesia after over a century in the Netherlands. This ...
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'Java Man,’ the first Homo erectus discovered, is finally going home

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 discovered by Eugène ...