In 1894, Eugene Dubois, brushing sediment in Java, unexpectedly found Java Man that still ...

A 1894 discovery on Java's Solo River, initially dubbed Java Man, has reshaped our understanding of early human origins.
Indiatimes

‘Java Man’ fossils return home to Indonesia after 130 years in the Netherlands; why it ...

When it comes to the study of human evolution, the discovery of Java Man occupies a very special place. The fossil remains were discovered in the 1890s along the Solo River in the present-day East ...
The Star

'Java Man’ returns to Indonesia in first of fossil repatriation from Netherlands

A skull cap fossil and a molar fossil of Java Man (Homo erectus) repatriated from the Netherlands in early December, are on public display at the National Museum of Indonesia. Photo: AFP The ...
The New York Times

Dutch Return ‘Java Man’ Bones, With 40,000 Fossils Set to Follow

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to get them back for decades. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Amsterdam The ...

In 1894, a Dutch anatomist brushed sediment from a riverbank in Java; it uncovered Java Man ...

In the 1890s, Eugène Dubois conducted pivotal excavations in Java that unearthed Java Man, a groundbreaking fossil that ...