Solo Man (Homo erectus of Ngandong)
Hombre de Solo (Homo erectus de Ngandong)
- Date
- c. 117-108 ka (hallazgo, 1931-1933) · confidence low
- Place
- Ngandong, Solo River, Blora, Central Java, Indonesia
- Credited to
- Geological Survey of the Dutch East Indies (Ter Haar, Oppenoorth, Von Koenigswald)
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What was discovered
Eleven skullcaps and two shin bones of Homo erectus recovered from Solo River terraces between 1931 and 1933. A 2020 dating places them at about 117-108 ka, making them the latest known record of the species.
Ages have swung from about 500 ka to about 27-53 ka (1996 and 2011 studies); Rizal et al. (2020) dated the terraces to 117-108 ka. The relationship of the fossils to the terrace they came from has been questioned.
What it led to
- debate over the late survival of Homo erectus in Java
- discussion over whether it coexisted with Homo sapiens or other Southeast Asian hominins
- multiregional-origin vs replacement hypotheses in Asia
Built on
- Java Man (Homo erectus)