Homo erectus calvaria from Ngawi (Java) and its evolutionary implications

Anthropological Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 161-176

  Kaifu, Yousuke ^a,b   Kurniawan, Iwan ^c   Kubo, Daisuke ^d   Sudiyabudi, Erick ^c   Putro, Gunawan Pontjo ^e   Prasanti, Endang ^e   Aziz, Fachroel ^c   Baba, Hisao ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c Geological Museum   (Indonesia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^e Mpu Tantular Museum   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cranial morphology; Homo erectus; Indonesia; Java

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950298089     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: 13488570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.150702     Document Type: Article

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