Indonesia seeks return of 'Java Man,' artifacts

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 20, 2022 12:45 am

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Indonesia has asked the Netherlands to hand back at least eight art pieces and natural-history collections that were acquired during the colonial era, including the remains of a landmark hominid known as the 'Java Man.'

Identified as the first-ever example discovered of a homo erectus, a forerunner of anatomically modern humans, the Java Man is the centerpiece of an important collection at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a museum and research center in the western city of Leiden.

ANCIENT ANCESTOR The skull cap of the ‘Java Man,’ which is part of the Dubois collection, is seen at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the city of Leiden, western Netherlands on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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