Articles for tag: early Homo sapiens, Homo Erectus, human evolution, Java fossils, Southeast Asia archaeology

Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) - fossil hominid skull (cast) from Indonesia + Indochinites (black) - tektites from China and Cambodia + Early hominid tools from Africa

The Last Survivors: How Homo Erectus in Java Defied Extinction

April Joy Jovita

New research has revealed that Homo erectus in Java persisted far longer than previously believed, possibly overlapping with early Homo sapiens. Fossil evidence suggests that the species survived in Southeast Asia until at least 108,000 years ago, significantly later than previous estimates. This discovery challenges long-standing evolutionary timelines and raises new questions about interactions between ...