Archeological Museum Site Sangiran

 Sangiran Museum

Sragen is one of regencies in Central Java province which borders with East Java Province. Hence, Sragen Regency is the gateway into Central Java from the east. Sragen Regency is also often referred to as "Tlatah Sukowati" which has an area of 941.55 km 2, with the topography as follows: in the middle flow region Solo River which is the longest river in Java, the south is part of the slopes of Mount Lawu; the northern part of the Mountains Kendeng; and the west is an area that is known as "Sangiran Dome."

Located

In the village Krikilan Kecamatan. Kalijambe (+ 40 km from Sragen or + 17 km from Solo) Sangiran Dome save tens of thousands of fossils from job pleistosencoarse (+ 2 million years ago). These ancient fossils are ancient hominid fossils of 65% in Indonesia and 50% worldwide. To date more than 13,685 have been found fossil in the Museum's fossil 2931, the rest is stored in the warehouse.

As the World Heritage List (World Cultural Heritage). The museum has facilities including: exhibition space (the human fossils, ancient animals), laboratory, warehouse fossil, chamber slides and souvenir stalls Sangiran.

Sangiran Privilege

According to research experts in the ancient geological past a stretch of ocean. As a result of geological processes and consequences of natural disasters the eruption of Mount Lawu, Mount Merapi, and Mount Merbabu, Sangiran becomes Mainland. This is evidenced by the layers of soil-forming regions are very different from Sangiran soil elsewhere. Each soil layer was found in the fossils by type and era. For example, many Marine Animal Fossils found in the bottom layer of soil, which was once a sea.

"Sangiran Dome" or Sangiran area which has an area along the stretch of north-south along the 9 km. East-West along the 7 km. Log in four districts, or approximately 59.3 km2. Fossils Findings in the "Sangiran Dome" in the collected and stored in the Museum Sangiran. Findings in the Sangiran fossils for Ancient Hominid species (thought to be the origin of Human evolution) there are 50 (Fifty) Type / Individual. For fossils found in the Sangiran area represents 50% of the fossil findings in the World and is 65% of the findings in Indonesia. For this reason the 20th Session of the World Cultural Heritage Commission Marida City, Mexico on December 5, 1996, Sangiran Defined as one of the World Cultural Heritage "World Haritage List" Number: 593.

 Sangiran Museum Collection :

1. Human fossils, such as Australopithecus africanus, Pithecanthropus mojokertensis (Pithecantropus robustus), Meganthropus palaeojavanicus, Pithecanthropus erectus, Homo soloensis, Homo European Neanderthals, Homo Neanderthals Asia, and Homo sapiens.

2. Vertebrate fossils, among other namadicus Elephas (elephant), Stegodon trigonocephalus (elephant), Mastodon sp (elephant), palaeokarabau Bubalus (buffalo), Felis palaeojavanica (tiger), Sus sp (pig), Rhinocerus sondaicus (rhinoceros), Bovidae (cow, bull), and Cervus sp (deer and sheep).

3. Water animal fossils, among others Crocodillus sp (crocodile), fish and crabs, shark teeth, Hippopotamus sp (hippopotamus), Mollusca (class Pelecypoda and Gastropoda), Chelonia sp (a turtle), and foraminifera.

4. Rocks, among others Meteorite / Taktit, Kalesdon, Diatome, Agate, Ametis

5. Stone tools, such as flakes and blades, shaved and auger, square axes, stone balls and ax-penetak perimbas.

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