Archaeological Site Sangiran Museum the Best of Tourist Attraction
Sangiran Early Man Site is arkeology sites located in Sragen, Jawa Tengah. Sangiran recognized by scientists that it is the one of many important sites in the world. In this world many important sites to study human fossils like Wilandra Lakes located in Australia, Zhoukoudian located in China, Olduvai Gorge located in tanzania, Sterkfontein located in South Africa and the important sites is Sangiran.
Museum open at 08.00 a.m to 04.00 pm Loket open at 08.00 a.m to 15.30 pm Open from tuesday to sunday monday is off
Entrance ticket for domestic tourists 8000 Indonesian rupiah (0.5 USD) Foreign tourists 15000 Indonesian rupiah (1 USD)
This interesting place located in Sragen, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. Sangiran displayed much manekins shows about how ancient human live, ancient animals and elephant ivory fossils. Many fossils of very old animals shown in the display. This site developed to become international tourism objects like Candi Borobudur and Prambanan. This site was appointed as UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. The total area of this site is 56 km²and located 15 kilometers north of Surakarta. Sangiran comes to the 593 world heritage by UNESCO in 20th years Commemoration in Merida, Mexico.
What unique things we can see in this place?
Here you can see crocodile fossils and hippopotamus fossils. What a unique fossils? why? how hippopotamus fossils found in Java Island? you know that hippopotamus now lived in Africa.In this place used for anthropology, biology, paleoanthropology, geology and tourism research.
How sangiran become place for research about fossils
Sangiran skipped by Cemoro River disembogue on Bengawan Solo River. In this location, the ground has been erosion. Erosion made many fossils found without dig the ground so deep. Sangiran has the most complete fossils collection in the world
VISITING SANGIRAN
Welcomed with statue and monuments
On entrance, you greeted by very large elephant ivory monument made from cement. And after you enter the entrance, you will see large head of ancient human monument made from cement too and another monument and statue. You can take some pictures near that monument.
Easy to learn fossils information with information board
In Sangiran museum you can see many old things and you can learn many pieces of information on the information board near the old collection. Like lava of ancient mount lawu that aged 1.8 billion years. That lava is the result of Mount Lawu eruption long time ago and Sangiran built on that subsoil (Lava of Mount Lawu subsoil)
Who found this site?
Sangiran found by P.E.C schemulling and now sangiran become nature laboratory that shows many subsoils (which) and show many fossils from prehistoric times.
Sangiran Becomes Popular
Sangiran widely known since 1893 when Eugene Dubois comes to Sangiran and mapping activities start in 1932 by L.J.C Van Es. That is geology map with detail scale. Two years later, G.H.R Von Koenigswald comes to survey and explore prehistoric artifacts in sangiran. The first fossil not found by G.H.R Von Koenigswald but found by local peoples of sangiran and then submitted to G.H.R Von Koenigswald. the first fossil be in the form of a maxillary fragment.
Findings by Von Koenigswald
- Von Koenigswald found Pithecanthropus Erectus or Java Man, it reclassified as part of Homo erectus species.
- More than 60 human fossils like Meganthropus.
- Remnants of the animals fossils that hunted by these primitive humans
The First Hominid Fossils
First hominid fossils found in 1936 by local peoples in Dusun Ngargorejo, Bukuran, Kalijambe, Sragen and submitted to Koenigswald. those findings be in the form of left maxilla, right mandibula, 3 molar and 1 premolar from Homo Erectus arkaik species. Those findings labeled with a code "Sangiran 1" And Koenigswald more intensive to explore sangiran from 1937 to 1941 and cooperate with local peoples and Several Homo Erectus fossils sucessfully founded.
In 1969 complete fossils found in Kali Pucung (Pucung River) located in Dusung Pucung, Dayu, Gondangrejo, Karanganyar. This speciment found in sand deposits fluvio-volcanic Formasi Kabuh. Now, that findings are known as Sangiran 17.
First Research about Ancient Human and Ancient Animal
Research about ancient human and ancient animal start by G.H.R. Von Koenigswald. He is a paleoantropologist from Germany who works for Holland government in 1930. He train sangiran local peoples to identification about fossils and how to keep fossils and research result then collected in Mr. Totomarsono house into 1975, he was Kepala Desa Krikilan.
Sangiran before widely known as very complete arkeology site
In sangiran (before museum established) many tourist and visitors come to this place and then appear idea about build a museum. At first, sangiran built on an area more than 1000m2, that was located disamping Balai Desa Krikilan.Sangiran The Early Man Site
Indonesian government submitted this site to UNESCO to list to the World Heritage List and then on 5 December 1996, Sangiran Site applied as World Heritage by UNESCO as The Early Man Site.
Dome Become A Library
Dome created millions years ago through tectonic uplifts. And the river near the Sangiran eroded exposing subsoil within the dome which is rich in archeological records.
Several Best Findings in Sangiran
The cast of this Hippopotamus sp. skeleton is realized based on the discovery from the Pucangan Formation dated to 1.2 million years age of Bukuran (Sangiran), during the joint research program between the National Archaeological Research and Development Center (Jakarta) and Museum National d'Historie Naturelle (Paris). This reconstruction is donated by French Government to Sangiran Museum.
This is several findings about the ancient human:
This is several findings about the ancient pig:
This is several findings about the ancient wood:
This is several findings about the ancient tiger:
This is several findings about the ancient rhino:
This is several findings about the ancient Hipopotamus:
Although the water horse in Java has been extinct, however, at Pleistocene it was one of the most survive animal in swamp environment in Java. One of the species is the pygmy water horse, Hexaprotodon sivalensis, whose fossils were found both in Lower Pleistocene and Upper Pleistocene stratigraphy.
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This is several findings about the ancient Molussca:
Having ruled rivers and swamps since the ancient time, crocodiles are tough survivors. The effective mechanism of their bodies makes them survive amidst their extinct dinosaur friends.
The picture of ancient life could not be revealed at once. Therefore every finding needs to be conserved in order to build the whole reconstruction of the past.
Homo erectus existed between Australopithecus and Homo sapiens eras. How did they differ from their predecessors and descendants.
Homo erectus TIPIK
Homo erectus is considereed as the lost predecessor of modern human being, Homo sapiens. Hypothetically they rose from East Afrika 1.8 million 200 thausand years ago and migrated to all naround the world including Jaca. Here, there were three kinds of Homo erectus: archaic, typical, and progressice.
Besides Sangiran, the remains of typical Homo erectus are scottered in Trinil (East Java), Patiayam (central java), and Semedo (Central Java). Their jaw was narrower and teeth smaller
The progressive type had a bigger and rounder skull than the other two. Their remains are found Ngandong (Central Java), Selopuro (East Java), and Sambungmacan (Central Java)
Archaic Homo Erectus mostly found in Pucangan and Grenzbank beds, shot that they had a big jaw and large teeth
Sangiran's Homo erectus were selective in choosing particular stone materials for their tool. They made various stone tools in different size. Those artifacts are dominated by various small flakes, thin, sharp and could clasify as belonging to the clactonian flake-blade, caused the famous citation Sangiran Flakes Industry.
Fr. Carapac Tryonix sp.
shell of ancient turtles
Fr. Maxilla Stegodon sp.
Ancient Elephant's maxilla
Fr. Mandibula Dextra Hipopotamus sp.
Ancient Lower Right Jaw Hippos
Fr. Incisivus Stegodon trigonocephalus
ancient ivory elephant
Fr. Antier Cervus sp.
Ancient deer antlers
Fr. Incisivus Elephas namadicus
ancient ivory elephant
Fr. Maxilla dextra Rhinoceros sondaicus
The right upper jaw of an ancient rhino
Fr. Cornu sinistra Bubalus paleokerabau
Tanduk Kiri Kerbau Purba
The fossil was found by Santosa in Jambangan village, Plupuh, in 2003, formerly it was more than 30 fragments. It becomes an intact fossil after being reconstructed. The fossil dated to 700000 years ago, has 1.14 m horns and estimated to have 3.42 m body length and 2.28 m height. It has 400-1200 kg weight. The habitat is an open savannah, with some shrubberies, near swamp environments. Bubalus palaeokerabau are herbivores. They like to wallow in mud and swamps. They usually live in groups.
Fr. Mandibula Sinistra Elephas namadicus
Ancient Elephant's Left Lower Jaw
Fr. Mandibula sinistra Stegodon sp.
Left lower jaw of an ancient elephant
Fr. stegodon trigonocephalus
ancient elephant jaws
Fr. Maxilla Elephas maximus
Fr. Jaw Over the Elephant
Fr. Mandibula
Lower Jaw
Fr. Maxilla
Top Jaw or Upper Jaw
Fr. Humerus, Caninus, Tibia (Ulna, canine tooth, shinbone)
Humerus, Caninus, Tibia (Ulna, canine tooth, shinbone)
Fr. Antler Dextra Axis lydekkeri
Ancient Right Deer Antlers
Fr. Cornu bubalus paleokerabau
Fr. Ancient Buffalo Horn
Fr. Cranium Bibos paleosondaicus
ancient bull skull
stegodon trigonocephalus
Ancient ivory elephant
Fr. Incisivius Elepha maximus
elephant ivory
Fr. Cornu Duboisa santeng
Fr. Maxilla sinistra Rhinoceros sondaicus
Left maxillary ancient rhino
Fr. Cornu Sinistra Bibos paleosondaicus
ancient bull's left horn
Fr. Incisivus Stegodon trigonocephalus
ancient ivory elephant
Wajak Man
Wajak Man lived around 11000 years ago, regarded as representation of Modern Homo sapiens' migration wave. Possessing both Australoid and Mongolid Characters.
Who is Wajak Man?
The Recent study shows they lived at around 11000 years ago, so Wajak Man is regarded as Homo sapiens that is not the direct descendant of Homo erectus in Asia, but represents the migration wave of modern Homo sapiens.
Homo floresiensis
Bubalus palaeokerabau
Ancient Buffalo Skulls and Horns
Several fossils with a caption "Touch me Iam is a 500.000 years old ancient elephant. Sense and feel my primeval sensation."
This is several the newest findings in Sangiran:
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And if you out of the museum building, I am giving you challenges to buy a snack at a shop, near the mosque (still in the museum area). Why I recommended you to buy something? Because the sellers is the local society, they need your help to make their economy better. don't worry, the price of everything there is very very cheap. you can buy iced tea, banana, bread and anything you need. Thank you for reading!
