Homo erectus: cranium

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Object Details

Discovered by

Towikromo

Is this an original object?

Age

Between 1.3 and 1.0 million years old

Summary

This is the most complete Homo erectus skull found in East Asia.

Date of discovery

1969

Original Object Identifier

Sangiran 17

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_200056