Java man

American  

noun

1. the fossil remains of Homo erectus found in Java.

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Java man British  

noun

1. Also called: Trinil man.  a type of primitive man, Homo erectus (formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus ), that lived in the middle Palaeolithic Age in Java

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Java man Scientific  

/ jä′və /

1. See pithecanthropus

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Etymology

Origin of Java man

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

His theory, if correct, would trace man's ancestry back to the Pliocene Age, roughly 1,850,000 years ago and more than 1,000,000 years before Java man, commonly considered modern man's earliest known forebear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Java man, discovered by a Dutch doctor who found a skullcap, or cranium, in 1891 and a thighbone in 1892, was obviously an even earlier, less evolved specimen than Neanderthal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Using these new tools, they have determined that Java man and Peking man, now classified as Homo erectus, walked the earth more than 500,000 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Professor Blanc's discovery near Rome not only predates Homer but may even date back to Java man, who roamed the Southeast Asiatic area in the early part of the glacial epoch.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no evidence of the connection of these races with the Java man or the Heidelberg man.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)