In 1894, Eugene Dubois, brushing sediment in Java, unexpectedly found Java Man that still shapes human origins debates

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

In 1894, a Dutch anatomist brushed sediment from a riverbank in Java; it uncovered Java Man and reshaped the search for human origins

In the 1890s, Eugène Dubois conducted pivotal excavations in Java that unearthed Java Man, a groundbreaking fossil that ...
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FOSSIL OF APE MAN LIKE THAT OF HUMAN; Study of Remains Discovered in Java Shows Intermediate Brain, Says Scientist.

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