Homo erectus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

G. H. R. von Koenigswald

Is this an original object?

Age

More than 1 million years old

Date of discovery

1937

Original Object Identifier

Sangiran 2

Original Object Holding Institution

Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum (Germany)

Location of Discovery

Sangiran, Java, Indonesia

Site

Sangiran, Java, Indonesia

Species

Homo erectus

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

dpo_3d_200057