Sangiran Early Man Site

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Sangiran Early Man Site is a renowned archaeological area in Central Java, Indonesia, famous for its rich fossil remains of early humans and evidence of human evolution.

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Sangiran Early Man Site canonical 5
Sangiran Dome 1
Sangiran, Java, Indonesia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
paleoanthropological site
area approximately 56 square kilometres
containsFossilsOf Homo erectus
Meganthropus
ancient fauna such as Stegodon
continent Asia
country Indonesia
discoveredBy Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald
fossilRecordAge about 1.5 million to 0.25 million years ago
geologicalFeature eroded dome exposing stratified sediments
geologicalPeriod Pleistocene
governedBy Government of Indonesia
hasInterpretiveCenter visitor center at Sangiran Museum
hasMuseum Sangiran Museum of Early Man
hasStratigraphicSequence continuous Pleistocene deposits
knownFor Homo erectus fossils
Pleistocene fauna fossils
early human fossils
evidence of human evolution
stone tools
languageOfCountry Indonesian
languageOfLocalCommunity Javanese
locatedIn Central Java
linked to: Java

Java
Karanganyar Regency
Sragen Regency
locatedInGeologicalBasin Solo River basin
locatedNear Solo River
locatedOn island of Java
majorExcavationsBegan 1930s
managedBy Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia
museumLocatedIn Sangiran Museum of Early Man
nearestMajorCity Surakarta
partOf Indonesian National Cultural Heritage
Sangiran Dome
recognizedAs key site for understanding Homo erectus evolution
one of the most important sites for studying early humans in Asia
region Java Man region
linked to: Java region
relatedTo Java Man
tourismType cultural tourism
educational tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteID 593
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1996

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World Heritage Sites in Indonesia hasSite Sangiran Early Man Site
Sangiran Early Man Site partOf Sangiran Dome
linked to: Sangiran Early Man Site
Sangiran Early Man Site hasInterpretiveCenter visitor center at Sangiran Museum
linked to: Sangiran Early Man Site
Sragen Regency hasTourismSite Sangiran Early Man Site
Sragen Regency contains Sangiran Early Man Site
Sragen Regency hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Sangiran Early Man Site
Java hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Sangiran Early Man Site
subject linked to: island of Java
Homo erectus notableFossilSite Sangiran, Java, Indonesia
linked to: Sangiran Early Man Site