Excavations revealed a Homo erectus skull, believed to be 140,000 years old, along with over 6,000 fossils from 36 species, such as Komodo dragons and elephants, in the Madura Strait off Indonesia.

The skull of Homo erectus, an ancient human ancestor, was discovered over 140,000 years after it was first buried, preserved beneath layers of silt and sand in the Madura Strait between the ...

These human ancestors weren’t as lonely as experts thought Researchers uncovered Homo erectus skull fragments within 176.5 million cubic feet of sand. Andrew Paul May 16, 2025 2:01 PM EDT ...

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 ...

The skull has similar facial features to those of early modern humans. The skull could potentially belong to a direct human ancestor called Homo erectus sometime between 550,000 and 750,000 years ago.

The Homo affinis erectus fragment was discovered in 2022 and is between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old.

Researchers reassessed the skull and found resemblances to Homo erectus, Neanderthals, and Homo sapiens, but it didn’t exactly fit into any of these species.

The skull was found in May, but it took experts until Dec. 3 to safely and completely excavate it. Previously, two damaged ancient homo erectus skulls were found at the site in 1989 and 1990, the ...

But the Homo erectus skull, dating back 1.55 million years, was slightly older than the Homo habilis jawbone, which was found to be 1.44 million years old, the scientists said. "CHANGED STORY" ...

The skull was found in May, but it took experts until Dec. 3 to safely and completely excavate it. Previously, two damaged ancient homo erectus skulls were found at the site in 1989 and 1990, the ...

Million-year-old skull could hold key to understanding evolution, Chinese experts say By Moira Ritter January 04, 2023 1:13 PM ...