Extended Data Fig. 6: Photographs of 2008 and 2010 excavations at Ngandong including fossil discoveries. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 6: Photographs of 2008 and 2010 excavations at Ngandong including fossil discoveries.

From: Last appearance of Homo erectus at Ngandong, Java, 117,000–108,000 years ago

Extended Data Fig. 6

a, View of Ngandong site before the 2008 excavation, facing northwest. The orange string line marks the extent of the 1931–1933 excavations3. b, Collection of samples for optically stimulated luminescence dating, from facies B and C in pit A from 2008 (excavation unit H10a of the 2010 excavation). c, Bovid scapula and other fossils found in facies C in H10a from 2010. d, Excavations underway in excavation units H10a (foreground) and H10c (being dug) in 2010. e, Stratigraphy seen in the northwest wall of excavation unit H10a in 2010. Facies E is seen above the remnant of facies A, B, C and D, which are visible in the bottom half of this section. f, Exposed bone bed in facies A and C in excavation unit G09 from 2010. g, Fossils collected during 2010 excavation. Photographs a, c and e are by O.F.H. All other photographs are by R.L.C.

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