Sangiran Museum

Sangiran is an archaeological site (Ancient Human Sites) in Java, Indonesia. Sangiran is located in the northern city of Solo and is about 15 miles (actually in the village Krikilan, excl. Kalijambe, Kab.Sragen). Arch Sangiran site in the Solo-lane highway near the border between Gemolong Purwodadi and Kalioso (Karanganyar District). This gate can be used as a marker to head Sangiran, Krikilan Village. The distance from the gate to the village of Sangiran site Krikilan ± 5 km.

Memunyai Sangiran site area of ​​approximately 59, 2 km ² (SK Mendikbud 070/1997) administratively into two areas including governance, namely: Sragen (Kalijambe District, District Gemolong, and the District Plupuh) and Karanganyar District (District Gondangrejo), Central Java Province (Widianto & Simanjuntak, 1995). In 1977 Sangiran determined by the Minister of Education and Culture of Indonesia as a cultural heritage. Hence by the 20th Commission Session of World Heritage in the City Marida, Mexico on December 5, 1996, set as one of Sangiran World Heritage "World Heritage List" Number: 593. Thus in that year the site was listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 1934 anthropologist Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald begin research in the area. In subsequent years, the results of excavations found the fossils of the first human ancestor, Pithecanthropus erectus ("Java Man"). There are about 60 more fossils of these other fossils have been found Meganthropus palaeojavanicus on the site. At the museum presented Sangiran hominid history since about 2 million years ago until 200,000 years ago, from when the late Pliocene to late middle Pleistocene. In this museum there are 13,086 ancient human fossil collection and is the site of early humans stood upright most comprehensive in Asia. It can also be found vertebrate fossils, animal fossils water, rocks, fossils of marine plants and equipment-alatfosil-Sangiran-stone. The fossils found in the Sangiran area represents 50% of the fossil findings in the World and is 65% of the findings in Indonesia.

Up to now been found more than 13,685 fossils fossils in the Museum 2931, the rest is stored in the warehouse. As the World Heritage List (World Cultural Heritage). The museum has facilities including: exhibition space (the human fossils, ancient animals), laboratory, warehouse fossil, chamber slides, towers of view, the guesthouse Sangiran and souvenir stalls Sangiran. Sangiran fossils

Included in the collection of the Museum Sangiran, are:

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      Human fossils, among others: Australopithecus africanus, Pithecanthropus mojokertensis (Pithecantropus robustus), Meganthropus palaeojavanicus, Pithecanthropus erectus, Homo soloensis, Homo European Neanderthals, Homo Neanderthal Asia, and Homo sapiens.
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      Fossil vertebrates, including namadicus Elephas (elephant), Stegodon trigonocephalus (elephant), Mastodon sp (elephant), palaeokarabau Bubalus (buffalo), Felis palaeojavanica (tiger), Sus sp (pig), Rhinocerus sondaicus (Rhino), Bovidae (cow, bull), and Cervus sp (deer and sheep).
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      Water animal fossils, among others, sp Crocodillus (crocodile), fish and crabs, sharks' teeth, sp Hippopotamus (hippopotamus), Mollusca (class Pelecypoda and Gastropoda), sp Chelonia (turtles), and foraminifera.
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      Rocks, including meteorites / Taktit, Kalesdon, diatomaceous, Agate, amethyst, stone tools, including flakes and blades.
   5. Shaved and auger, rectangular axes, stone balls and ax-penetak perimbas.

Sangiran privilege, according to research by experts on the ancient Earth had an ocean expanse. As a result of geological processes and consequences of natural disasters the eruption of Mount Lawu, Mount Merapi, and Merbabu, Sangiran becomes the Mainland. This is evidenced by the soil-forming layers are very different from Sangiran area with a layer of soil elsewhere. Each layer of soil is found fossils by type and era. For example, many Marine Animal Fossils found in the bottom layer of soil, once the ocean. Such information will feel more complete if accompanied by a direct visit to the Museum Sangiran Sangiran site and visit the website at http://www.sangiran.info/ or http:/www.sragenkab.go.id /.