Episode 2 of 3
Discovery of Femur
- When
- August 1892
- Where
- Solo River vicinity
In August 1892, Dubois's team found a long femur shaped like a human one, suggesting upright posture.
In August 1892, Dubois discovered an almost complete thigh bone, a left femur, from the same soil layer but 15 meters away from his previous collection site. This femur was shaped like a human one, suggesting its owner stood upright.
Sources
- Java Man Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02
- Eugène Dubois Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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