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Homo erectus Mojokerto skull (cast)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Mojokerto
Date of Discovery: 1936
Discovered by: a workman
Age: Between 1.8 and 1.6 million years old
Fossil Name: Mojokerto
Location of Discovery: Mojokerto, Java, Indonesia
The oldest from southest Asia?
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.
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Details
- Title: Homo erectus Mojokerto skull (cast)
- Location: Java, Mojokerto, Indonesia, Asia
- Type: Cranium (Cast)
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Human Origins Website
- Scientific Name: <i>Homo erectus Mojokerto</i>
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark: National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: About 1.8 and 1.6 million years old
- Field: Anthropology
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