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Discovery of Tooth and Skullcap

When
September 1891
Where
Banks of the Solo River
Part of
Eugène Dubois finds Java Man at Trinil

Dubois found a third premolar tooth and a skullcap at Trinil in September 1891, marking the first hominin finds outside Europe.

In September 1891, Dubois discovered a single tooth, a third premolar, which he recognized as belonging to a primitive primate similar to chimpanzees. His team also uncovered a skullcap at Trinil on the banks of the Solo River in East Java.

Sources

  1. Eugène Dubois Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Java Man Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
  3. Trinil Wikipedia, revision of 2025-11-20

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