Excavated with colonial labor and shipped to the Netherlands, the famous fossil is being repatriated to Indonesia along with 28,000 other fossils. The skull cap of 'Java Man' was discovered by Eugène ...

The items were taken in the late 19th century from what was then called the Dutch East Indies. Indonesia had been trying to ...

The Netherlands pledged on Friday to return to Indonesia the remains of "Java Man", the first-ever "Homo Erectus" unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark discovery for human evolution. The Barron ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sweta Kaushal writes about Bollywood and Indian films. Nov 26, 2025, 11:23am EST A poster of the third season of the new Hindi spy ...

In 2004, archaeologists discovered a new species of ancient human, Homo floresiensis, on the Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed “the hobbit,” this three-foot-tall hominin lived between about ...

Zoo officials in eastern Brazil say a man has died after being mauled by a lion on Sunday. They add the man “deliberately entered” the animal’s enclosure, resulting in his death. NBC News’ Jesse ...

Rick Hankus, owner of Hermosa Beach’s Java Man coffee shop, who was known as a “humble hero,” “legend” and the “kindest person” who gave back to the South Bay community and beyond, died last month. He ...

Dive into the world of our ancient cousins and discover the key differences between Paranthropus and Homo. Understanding these species helps us learn more about where we come from... Judge Delivers ...

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A 1.6-million-year-old Ethiopian skull blends ancestor and descendant features, rewriting the origin story of Homo erectus.