SETI bioastro: Java Skull Raises Questions on Human Family Tree

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Scientists have been unraveling the mysteries of when early hominids first left Africa, where they went, how many hominid species there were, and how they relate to modern humans, for more than a century.
A skull recently found in Indonesia adds a valuable piece to the fossil record, but scientists differ about where it fits in the human family tree.
The skull, which scientists call Sambungmacan 4 (Sm 4), was found in the Sambungmacan district of central Java, Indonesia. It is that of a middle-aged or slightly younger male Homo erectus who had probably suffered and recovered from head wounds. Two partial skulls and the fragment of a tibia had previously been discovered in the area.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0227_030227_javaskull.html

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