Homo erectus colonization of Java and Sangiran (c. 1.6–0.7 Ma)

1. Homo erectus emerges in Africa (broad consensus)

   -2000000-01-01Labels: Homo erectus, Africa

   • Britannica
   • Smithsonian

2. Early Homo dispersal into Eurasia documented at Dmanisi

   -1800000-01-01Labels: Dmanisi, Early Homo

   • Smithsonian
   • Britannica

3. Sangiran deposits dated to Early Pleistocene (about 1.51–0.9 Ma)

   -1510000-01-01Labels: Sangiran, Bapang Formation

   • JHE

4. Sangiran’s importance as a long-lived hominin landscape

   -1500000-01-01Labels: Sangiran, Solo Basin

   • UNESCO

5. Dubois discovers “Java Man” at Trinil

   Oct 1, 1891Labels: Eug ne, Trinil

   • Smithsonian
   • Britannica

6. von Koenigswald begins systematic Sangiran investigations

   Jan 1, 1934Labels: von Koenigswald, Sangiran

   • UNESCO
   • Smithsonian

7. First Sangiran hominin fossil discoveries during 1936–1941 excavations

   Jan 1, 1936Labels: Sangiran, 1936 1941

   • UNESCO

8. Sangiran 2 skull delivered to von Koenigswald

   Aug 13, 1937Labels: Sangiran 2, von Koenigswald

   • Sangiran II

9. Sangiran 17 skull found by local residents

   Jan 1, 1969Labels: Sangiran 17, local find

   • ArtsCulture
   • Brown

10. Earliest widely cited Java ages proposed by 40Ar/39Ar dating

    Feb 25, 1994Labels: 40Ar 39Ar, Java

    • Science

11. Sangiran Early Man Site inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage

    Jan 1, 1996Labels: Sangiran, UNESCO

    • UNESCO

12. Directly dated ~1.51 Ma Sangiran maxilla strengthens Early Pleistocene timeline

    Oct 1, 2011Labels: Sangiran maxilla, 40Ar 39Ar

    • JHE

13. Modern Sangiran museum and visitor center opens

    Dec 15, 2011Labels: Sangiran Museum, visitor center

    • Sangiran

14. Late-surviving Homo erectus on Java dated at Ngandong (117–108 ka)

    Dec 18, 2019Labels: Ngandong, Late Homo

    • Nature