Sangiran 2 Explained

Catalog Number:	Sangiran 2
Species:	Homo erectus
Age:	0.7 - 1.6 mya
Place Discovered:	Indonesia
Date Discovered:	1937
Discovered By:	G.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]

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

See also

• List of fossil sites (with link directory)
• List of hominina (hominid) fossils (with images)

References

Bibliography

• Book: The Human Fossil Record, Craniodental Morphology of Genus Homo (Africa and Asia). Volume 2. Schwartz. Jeffrey H.. Tattersall. Ian. Ian Tattersall. John Wiley & Sons. USA. en. 2005. 1 May 2020. 0-471-31927-9. Online version shows only some pages.

Notes and References

1. G. H. R. von Koenigswald . Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald . 1938 . Ein neuer Pithecanthropus-Schädel . Proceedings of the Section of Sciences Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen . 41 . 2 . 185–192 . Ámsterdam . N.V. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgeversmaatschappij . 10 May 2020 . de.
2. Web site: Brown, Peter . Sangiran . en . Peter Brown's Australian & Asian Palaeoanthropology . 10 May 2020.