🏛️ Sangiran Early Man Site

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Sangiran is an archaeological excavation site in Java in Indonesia. According to a UNESCO report (1995) "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, and more fruitful in finds than any of these."

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Sangiran Early Man Site is a cultural World Heritage site in Indonesia, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Sangiran Early Man Site was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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