Homo erectus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

a workman

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 1.8 and 1.6 million years old

Summary

This fossil braincase of a young (2-4 year old) individual was found in a layer about 20 meters above a 1.8-million-year-old volcanic layer. The genus Homo arrived in island Indonesia by at least 1.6 million years ago, when Java was connected to Asia by a land bridge.

Date of discovery

1936

Original Object Identifier

Perning 1

Original Object Holding Institution

Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia)

Location of Discovery

Mojokerto, Java, Indonesia

Site

Mojokerto, Java, Indonesia

Species

Homo erectus

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200050