Museum Trinil

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Hundreds of years ago in Java, precisely along the Solo River, a great deal about ancient human history unfolds.From excavations made Eugene Dubois, a Dutch doctor found some fragments of stone. Start from the teeth, femur, skull of early humans and animals.Dubois effort is not exactly random. Her time, challenged the theory of Human Origins, presented Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882). In theory it is stated that this man came from ape evolution.Based on the theory of Human Origins, Dubois left the country windmills to Indonesia in 1887. In addition there are two reasons that made this reference. First, based on the book The Descent of Man, tells us that the ancestors of human beings should live in the tropics. Because early humans had lost feathers during development.The second reason, in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) many of the caves, so it is impossible not to be found the fossils of early humans or former life.Some of the theories and reasons that Eugene Dubois, determined to prove his research by digging in some areas. Especially those on the island of Java along the Solo River flow. However, previous research in hopeless rushes Dubois, Sumatra, in 1887.In 1891 Eugène Dubois, who was an anatomist discovered traces of early man's first outside Europe, namely the human specimens of Java. In 1893 Dubois found Pithecanthropus erectus fossil hominid and animal fossils and other ancient plants.According to the Indro Waluyo, chairman in charge of Trinil Museum, Ngawi, Dubois was digging along the estuary of the river, precisely in the Village Kawu, Ngancar Village, and Village Gemarang. "The three points that is the excavation of early humans," says this 52-year-old man.In addition, said Indro again, the existence of three villages on the outskirts of the river. So called the Sandpipers. Which it is said, are three villages in the Solo River estuary.

Museum
To study the fossils of early humans, of all the research and excavations Dubois. Thus, the replica was made of early human fossils are now stored in a museum. While the original fossils were taken and stored in the Netherlands.Indro Waluyo explain again, if all the fossils in the museum is a mere replica. Which is made of fiberglass material (atoms) with a standard size and shape to resemble the original.Until now the museum is known as Trinil Museum, located in Hamlet Pilang, Kawu Village, District Kedunggalar, Ngawi regency, East Java Province. Or about 13 kilometers west of downtown Ngawi.To reach this location can be reached by all types of vehicles. Too bad the arterial road that could be a major clue, no one benchmark that could lead us to the Museum.Museum which stands on an area of ​​3 hectares, Soelarso inaugurated Governor of East Java, on 20 November 1991. Now under the Archeological Preservation Hall kelolah (BP-3) Trowulan, Mojokerto. This site and built at the initiative of Teuku Jacob, an anthropologist from the University of Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta.

Trinil museum sites in the study is one of the dwellings of ancient life in the days of the Middle Pleistocene, about 1 million years ago. The site is very important because the data is found here in addition to early humans, are also stored concrete evidence about the environment, both flora and fauna.Admission to the museum there is a room filled with ancient human bones. Among other hominid fossil skull (Phitecantropus Erectus Cranium, Middle Reef Ngawi), the fossil hominid skull (Cranium Trinil erectus Pithecantropus Area), the lower jaw bone fossil tiger (Felis Tigris Bula Trinil Bath Area), upper molar tooth fossil elephants (Stegodon Trigonocephalus Molar Upper Area Trinil), fossil hominid femur (Trinil Femur Phitecantropus Area Erectus), fossil water buffalo horns (Bubalus Palaeokerabau Horn Trinil Area), fossil bison horn (Horn Palaeosondaicus Bibos Trinil Area) and fossils of ancient ivory (Ivory Trigonocephalus Stegodon Trinil Area).Besides, there are still some fossilized skull of Australopithecus Afrinacus, South Africa Bostwana Taung Cranium, Cranium Neander Homo neanderthalensis and Homo Sapiens Dusseldorf Germany Cranium.In addition to the skull fossils that have been mentioned, other interesting things where the discovery of an ancient human monument. First not many people know the meaning of the monument was, very likely could be damaged if not dpelihara by a volunteer who was there.In the white monument at the corner of the museum bearing the PE 175M.ONO 1891/93. The article explains the observation point of the excavation Pithecantropus Erectus in the Solo River, a distance of 175 meters towards the northeast in the year 1891/93.

Facilities
As one of the attractions of special interest, in this cultural heritage. Trinil museum currently has supported some supporting facilities that cater for tourists.As there is ample parking space, pavilion, office information, a resting place for guests who want to research a few days, dining rooms, and many other interesting facilities.From the description Suryono, the staff at the museum guards Traveler EastJava say because this museum is a very important place to study. So, should not be arbitrary people who come here. "So their goal is to research or just looking for information about the meaning of the museum," added the 35-year-old man.Knowing the completeness of insight can be obtained. Also supported facilities and the facilities are so inadequate, not wrong if the visitors who come there quite a lot. One M. Irfan, 33 years, visitors from Solo. He admitted that he came to the museum to find out details of the discovery of ancient human story. "In addition to get a feel for different recreation only," he added.For visitors who come to the museum, Suryono added if the number who visited the museum every weekend practically always increased.In fact, according to Indro Waluyo, they not only come from within the city alone. But there are from out of town and even abroad. If anyone comes out of the city of Surabaya, Gresik, Jombang, Kediri, Nganjuk, Madison, Magetan, Solo, Yogyakarta, Semarang, and many others.