Sangiran Early Man Site World Heritage Site

Official name

Sangiran Early Man Site | UNESCO

Country

Indonesia | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Province of Central Java
-7.4000° Lat, 110.8166° Lon | Map

Code

593

Time Zone

Asia/Jakarta (WIB, +0700)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1996. Excavations here from 1936 to 1941 led to the discovery of the first hominid fossil at this site. Later, 50 fossils of Meganthropus palaeo and Pithecanthropus erectus/Homo erectus were found – half of all the world's known hominid fossils. Inhabited for the past one and a half million years, Sangiran is one of the key sites for the understanding of human evolution.