The ‘Java Man’, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, is now home

The iconic Homo erectus fossil was welcomed home with a repatriation ceremony and a new museum exhibit in Jakarta.

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

The parts of the skeleton – a skull cap, molar and thigh bone – were the first known specimens of Homo erectus ...

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

Java Man, the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus, has returned to Indonesia after over a century in the Netherlands. This ...
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The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled that they were removed in the ...
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Dutch To Return 'Java Man' Fossils To Indonesia

The Netherlands pledged on Friday to return to Indonesia the remains of "Java Man", the first-ever "Homo Erectus" unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark discovery for human evolution. The Barron ...