Fossilized human bones at the bottom of the sea reveal big secrets

Researchers have found Homo erectus bones from the seabed. Revealing the mystery of an extinct human species.

According to newly published research, experts have discovered the bones of extinct human ancestors on the seabed, revealing that previously unknown populations of Homo erectus in Southeast Asia may have interacted with more modern humans. Photo: Harold Berghuis.

Homo erectus bones are among more than 6,000 fossils collected as part of a construction project off the coast of Java island in Indonesia. Photo: Courtesy of Pelindo.

This is the first time scientists have discovered marine fossils from the Indonesian islands, which connected islands like Java to mainland Asia during the last ice age when sea levels were lower. Photo: Harold Berghuis.

These lost lands, called Sundaland, were once vast plains interspersed with rivers around 140,000 years ago. Photo: Southeast Asia.

Newly discovered fossils show that these rivers were teeming with fish, turtles, hippos and other marine life, while land giants such as elephants and water buffalo lived on the plains. Photo: Yale University.

The discovery of the remains of Homo erectus, an extinct human species, confirms that our ancient ancestors lived on the fertile hunting grounds of Sundaland (now submerged), at least between Java and another smaller island called Madura. Photo: Science Photo Library.

Homo erectus, or Upright Man, was a species of the same genus Homo (Human) as us, Homo sapiens. They appeared about 2 million years ago and are thought to have gone extinct more than 100,000 years ago. Photo: Ninara / CC BY 2.0.

Fossil evidence suggests that Homo erectus continued to live on the island of Java until about 117,000 to 108,000 years ago, when the species became extinct. Photo: pinterest.

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