Sangiran 2

Catalog no.Sangiran 2

SpeciesHomo erectus

Age0.7 - 1.6 mya

Place discoveredIndonesia

Sangiran 2

Catalog no.	Sangiran 2
Species	Homo erectus
Age	0.7 - 1.6 mya
Place discovered	Indonesia
Date discovered	1937
Discovered by	G.H.R. von Koenigswald

Sangiran 2 is a fossilized upper cranium of a Homo erectus (Homo erectus erectus). It was discovered in Sangiran, Indonesia by G.H.R. von Koenigswald in 1937.^[1]

It is estimated to be between 0.7 and 1.6 million years old.^[2][3]

Its characteristics include a long low plane behind the orbits and inwardly sloping sides.^[3]