Sangiran 2
Catalog no.Sangiran 2
SpeciesHomo erectus
Age0.7 - 1.6 mya
Place discoveredIndonesia
Date discovered1937
Discovered byG.H.R. von Koenigswald

Sangiran 2 is a fossilized upper cranium of a Homo erectus (Homo erectus erectus). It was discovered in Sangiran, Indonesia by G.H.R. von Koenigswald in 1937.[1]

It is estimated to be between 0.7 and 1.6 million years old.[2][3]

Its characteristics include a long low plane behind the orbits and inwardly sloping sides.[3]

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References

  1. ^ G. H. R. von Koenigswald (1938). "Ein neuer Pithecanthropus-Schädel" (PDF). Proceedings of the Section of Sciences Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen (in German). Ámsterdam: N.V. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappij. 41 (2): 185–192. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ Schwartz & Tattersall 2005, pp. 482–483.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Peter. "Sangiran". Peter Brown's Australian & Asian Palaeoanthropology. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

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