Eugène Dubois finds the first fragmentary bones…

October 1891 CE

Eugène Dubois finds the first fragmentary bones of Pithecanthropus erectus (later redesignated Homo erectus), or "Java Man", at Trinil on the Solo River on October 1891.

These remains of what he describes as "a species in between humans and apes" are the first specimens of early hominid remains to be found outside of Africa or Europe.

During this period Dubois carries out fieldwork at sites such as Sangiran in Central Java and Trinil in East Java.

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Trinil Ngawi Regency East Java Province Indonesia View →

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Dutch East Indies View →

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Paleontology View →

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