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Nature January 2020 PMID 31853068

Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000-108,000 years ago.

Yan Rizal, Kira E Westaway, Yahdi Zaim, Gerrit D van den Bergh, E Arthur Bettis, Michael J Morwood, O Frank Huffman, Rainer Grün, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Richard M Bailey, Sidarto, Michael C Westaway, Iwan Kurniawan, Mark W Moore, Michael Storey

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Discussions show strong support and interest, with participants highlighting the significance of dating techniques and the recent appearance of Homo erectus, using words like 'surprisingly' and 'last known presence' to emphasize their importance. The tone reflects curiosity and recognition of the research’s contribution to understanding human evolution.

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  • Homo erectus, a significant early hominin species, reached Java over 1.5 million years ago, with important fossils discovered at Ngandong between 1931 and 1933.
  • The dating of these fossils has been unclear, leading researchers to use advanced techniques like Bayesian modeling and various forms of radiometric dating to establish a clearer timeline.
  • Findings indicate the Ngandong site is around 117 to 108 thousand years old, confirming it as the last known presence of Homo erectus and resolving previous debates about the site's age.
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