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Java man
Java man The human fossilized bones found at Trinil on the Solo River in Java. Originally classified as Pithecanthropus erectus (‘erect ape-man’), these remains are now included within the species Homo erectus. Their date is uncertain but is probably 750,000–500,000 years ago. Subsequent finds of hominids, probably also Homo erectus, in Java were made at Sangiran and Modjokerto. Some of these may be rather older (up to 1.3 million years ago) than the Trinil remains.
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"Java man." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Java man." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Javaman.html "Java man." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Javaman.html |
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Java man
Java man a fossil hominid of the Middle Pleistocene period, whose remains were found in Java in 1891.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Java man." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Java man." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Javaman.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Java man." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Javaman.html |
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Java man
Java man see Homo erectus . |
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"Java man." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Java man." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Javaman.html "Java man." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Javaman.html |
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