Another advocate for the argument that the skull belonged to an early man was French surgeon and anthropologist Paul Broca (1824-1880), who accepted Charles Darwin's (1809-1882) theory of evolution.
In this light, Broca argued that the Neanderthal [8] skull was a key to human evolution.
In 1886 two similar skeletons and some stone tools were found in Belgium.
This discovery strengthened the argument of Huxley and Broca-that these remains actually [9] belonged to man's early ancestors.
Excavations from 1890 to 1892 on the island of Java, Indonesia, furthered the argument and, for the most part, settled the controversy: A number of fossil remains were found in the [10] banks along the Solo River.
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Named Pithecanthropus erectus by their discoverer, Dutch paleontologist Mari Eugène F. T. Dubois (1858-1940), the findings were popularly known as Java Man.
Terjemahan
Apa itu Manusia Neanderthal? Istilah ini mengacu pada hominid yang [1] berjalan di Bumi pada Zaman Paleolitik Tengah (selama Zaman Batu Tua).
Istilah hominid mengacu pada primata berjalan tegak yang merupakan [2] nenek moyang manusia yang telah punah.