The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era, including the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus
The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era, including the first fossil evidence of Homo erectus
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The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era
The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.
The Dutch government has agreed to return the historically significant Dubois Collection of over 28,000 fossils, including the "Java Man" (Homo erectus), to Indonesia. This act of restitution is based on a commission's finding that the fossils were removed unjustly and "against the will of the people" during the colonial era.