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Sangiran 2

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Catalog no.
  
Sangiran 2

Age
  
0.7 - 1.6 mya

Date discovered
  
1937

Species
  
Homo erectus

Place discovered
  
Indonesia

Discovered by
  
G.H.R. von Koenigswald

Sangiran 2

Sangiran 2 is a fossilized upper cranium of the species Homo erectus. It was discovered in Sangiran, Indonesia by G.H.R. von Koenigswald in 1937.

It is estimated to be between 0.7 and 1.6 million years old.

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

References

Sangiran 2 Wikipedia