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Java man

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1. Java man - Noun

2. Java man - Proper noun

Meaning

fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus

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Fossilised remains of Homo erectus and his tools, popularly known as the " Java Man ", suggest the Indonesian archipelago was inhabited by at least 1.5 million years ago. Source: Internet

One student did find some remains: a Dutchman named Eugène Dubois searched the East Indies from 1887 to 1895, discovering the remains of Java Man in 1891, consisting of a skullcap, thighbone, and a few teeth. Source: Internet

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