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NG 6

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NG 6
The NG 6 upper cranium
Common nameNG 6
SpeciesHomo erectus
Age38,500 years
Place discoveredIndonesia
Date discoveredc. 1932
Discovered byC. ter Haar and Gustav Koenigswald

NG 6 is the fossilized upper cranium of the species Homo erectus. It was discovered in Ngandong, Indonesia by C. ter Haar and GHR von Koenigswald in 1931–1933.[1]

Its characteristics include a slightly larger braincase than other erectus samples and a fairly recent age of 50,000 - 27,000 years.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ H., Schwartz, Jeffrey (2004). The human fossil record. Volume two, Craniodental morphology of genus Homo (Africa and Asia). Tattersall, Ian. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley. ISBN 0471722715. OCLC 58600666.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)