Sand dredging off the coast of Java has recovered more than 6,000 bones, including two fragments of skulls of the early ...

These human ancestors would have had plenty to take advantage of near these ancient rivers. Trees bore fruit all year, and ...

Archaeologists have recovered 140,000-year-old Homo erectus bones from an extinct human species on the ocean floor in ...

Fossils discovered beneath the Madura Strait in Indonesia reveal a previously unknown population of Homo erectus inhabiting ...

Archaeological finds off the coast of Java, Indonesia, provide insight into the world of Homo erectus, 140,000 years ago. Skull fragments and other fossil remains provide a unique picture of how ...

Far before modern humans ever walked the Earth, our Homo erectus ancestors made arduous journeys ... flows at various points in history. This is how H. erectus and other species could reach Java. The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For years, archeologists assumed the ancient Homo erectus population ...

Items include the bones of ‘Java Man’, the first known fossils of the Homo erectus species, excavated by Dutch paleoanthropologist Eugène Dubois in the 19th century. The fossilised skull of ...