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 …

Java Man is the name given to a set of fossils belonging to an extinct hominin that were discovered on the Indonesian island of Java. The fossils were found towards the end of the 19 …

Dec 29, 2025 · 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 …

Indonesia's "Java Man" While searching for fossils in Java, physician Eugène Dubois uncovered the tophalf of an early human skull in 1891. This skull, Trinil 2, is long, with a flat forehead and …

Dec 17, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

Nov 25, 2024 · In 1891, a Dutch anatomist named Eugene Dubois made one of the most significant discoveries in human evolutionary history on the Indonesian island of Java. What …

Jan 24, 2026 · Eugène Dubois (born January 28, 1858, Eisden, Netherlands—died December 16, 1940, de Bedlaer) was a Dutch anatomist and geologist who discovered the remains of Java …