Solo man

noun

1. an early human being of the upper Pleistocene, known from skull fragments found in Java.

Solo man

noun

1. a type of early man, Homo soloensis, of late Pleistocene times, having a skull resembling that of Neanderthal man but with a smaller cranial capacity

Solo man

1. A fossil hominid specimen previously classed as a distinct species (Homo soloensis) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Solo man¹

After the Solo River, central Java, near which the fragments were found

Word History and Origins

Origin of Solo man¹

C20: after Solo, site in central Java where remains were found