Sangiran : archaeological excavation site in Java
Sangiran Sangiran is an archaeological excavation site in Java in Indonesia. According to a UNECSO report " Sangiran is recognized by scientists to be one of the most important sites in the world for studying fossil man, ranking alongside Zhoukoudian (China), Willandra Lakes (Australia), Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania), and Sterkfontein (South Africa), and more fruitful in finds than any of these." Over time, following the initial work by Dubois and von Koenigswald at Sangiran , other scholars including Indonesian archeologists undertook work at the site. Indonesian scholars included Teuku Jacob, Etty Indriati, Sartono, Fachroel Aziz, Harry Widianto, Yahdi Zaim, and Johan Arif. The current museum and visitors' centre has three main halls. The 1st hall contains a number of dioramas which provide information about the early humans and animals which existed at the Sangiran site around 1 million years ago. The 2nd hall, which is more extensive, presents much detailed material ...