Homo erectus fossil was first discovered in Africa.

Later, they started to travel outside of

the African Continent. It reaches as far as Asia and Southern Europe. Because of this scientist
believed that the Homo erectus were the first Homo to leave Africa to live and survive in Asia.
Bases in archaeological evidences, the first fossil of the Homo erectus in Asia was found
in the Longgupo Cave in China. It was believed to have lived around 1.9 million years ago.
Another evidence of the Homo erectus was excavated in Trinil, Java, Indonesia by Eugene
Dubois (1848-1940), a Dutch anatomist and geologist, in 1811. The fossil became known as the
Java Man and it was dated to be 1.8 million years of age.
In 1920, another Homo erectus skull was excavated in a cave in Zhoukoudian, China.
This became known as the Peking Man and it was estimated to have lived about 1.1 million to 1
million years ago.

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Scientists believed that Homo erectus was the first Homo species to leave Africa and live and
thrive in Asia.
The first fossil of Homo erectus in Asia was discovered in the Longgupo Cave in China,
according to archaeological evidence. It was thought to have lived approximately 1.9 million
years ago.
Eugene Dubois, a Dutch anatomist and geologist, discovered more Homo erectus evidence in
Trinil, Java, Indonesia in 1811. The fossil was dubbed the Java Man and was discovered to be
1.8 million years old.
(mag show og pic sa fossil) This specimen was originally named Pithecanthropus erectus as it
was considered different enough from humans to be placed into a new genus. It was renamed
Homo erectus in the 1940s, a species name that, in the opinion of most researchers, includes
specimens from Java and China.
There are 3 fossils that were found in Java on 1891. The Trinil 1 is the tooth. Trinil 2 is skullcap.
Trinil 3 is the thigh bone. The thigh bone indicated the creature had an erect, human-like posture.
Another Homo erectus skull was excavated in a cave in Zhoukoudian, China. This became
known as the Peking Man and it was estimated to have lived about 1.1 million to 1 million years
ago.
Sangiran on the Indonesian island of Java is the most important Homo erectus site. Over 80
people's remains have been discovered in a variety of locations. The region was first inhabited
approximately 1.6 million years ago.
Zhoukoudian, 40 kilometers south of Beijing in China, has produced the most Homo erectus
fossils from any single locality (about 50 individuals are represented by the remains). It was
occupied between 200,000 and 750,000 years ago, though evidence suggests that it was sporadic
rather than constant.
Between 1926 and 1937, excavations yielded five skullcaps, various other skull fragments, 11
jaws, and over 140 teeth. Almost all of these fossils were lost during World War II when the
Japanese invaded China, but accurate replicas of these fossils had been made. Additional Homo
erectus fossils were discovered at Zhoukoudian after WWII, and have since been discovered at
other Chinese sites such as Hexian, Lantian, and Nanjing.

OTHER IMPORTANT HOMO ERECTUS SPECIMEN THAT WERE FOUND

Important Homo erectus specimens
Sangiran 17 – a 1.2 million-year-old skull discovered in 1969 in Sangiran, Indonesia. This adult
male skull is the best preserved Homo erectus skull from Java.
Zhoukoudian 3 – a skullcap discovered in Zhoukoudian, China in 1929 The skullcap of this
adolescent was discovered in fragments.
Sangiran 2 – a 1 million-year-old skullcap discovered in 1937 in Sangiran, Indonesia
‘Solo Man’ or Ngandong – a skull cap discovered in Ngandong, Indonesia in 1932 Because the
exact location of its origin is unknown, published dates have ranged from 35,000 to 500,000
years. 'Solo Man' resembles earlier Homo erectus specimens from Sangiran and is assumed to be
a late Homo erectus.
‘Mojokerto’ or Perning 1 – a juvenile skull discovered in Mojokerto, Indonesia in 1936
(Radiometric dating suggests that this child's skull could be as old as 1.8 million years, which
significantly outdates previous estimates for Homo erectus in Asia. However, this date is
debatable because the sediment sample used for dating was collected about 60 years after the
skull, and the two may have come from different levels.)
Zhoukoudian 5 – a partial skull discovered in Zhoukoudian, China. This skull was reconstructed
from several pieces found in 1934, 1936 and 1966.
‘Peking Man’ discovered in Zhoukoudian, China. The original ‘Peking Man’ skull was
reconstructed using a mixture of male and female fossils whereas the modern reconstruction by I.
Tattersal and G. Sawyer combines fossil pieces from males only.
Sangiran 4 – a 1.5 million-year-old upper jaw discovered in 1939 in Sangiran, Indonesia. The
canine teeth were larger than those found in modern humans. This is one of the oldest specimens
from Sangiran.
Sangiran 1 – a 1.5 million-year-old partial lower jaw discovered in 1936 in Sangiran, Indonesia.
This is the first human fossil discovered at Sangiran
Zhoukoudian, 40 kilometers south of Beijing in China, has produced the most Homo erectus
fossils from any single locality (about 50 individuals are represented by the remains). The cave
also contained approximately 100,000 stone tool artifacts. These were mostly chopping tools and
flakes made of quartz and sandstone. It was occupied between 200,000 and 750,000 years ago,
though evidence suggests that it was sporadic rather than constant. The cave was also frequented
by hyenas and other animals.