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| Winkler Prins, C.F.. |
| The role played by the geological collections of the Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, in documenting the developments in the Earth sciences in The Netherlands and abroad is discussed, as well as the influence exercised by the mining industry and former Dutch colonies. Thus, an overview is given of the variety of the geological collections which were obtained from government institutions, including universities, and private persons. First the early collections, which are poorly represented, are treated. An example is the Cabinet of the Stadtholder William V. Geological exploration during the 19th century, mainly in Asia, but also in the Americas, left its traces in our museum. Of special interest is the von Siebold... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Collections; Rijksmuseum van Geologie en Mineralogie; Von Siebold; Staring; K. Martin; Dubois; Jongmans; 38.10. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/215476 |
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| Vos, J. de. |
| One of the most exciting episodes of palaeoanthropology was the find of the first transitional form, the Pithecanthropus erectus, by the Dutchman Eugène Dubois in Java during 1891-1892. The history of Dubois and his finds of the molar, skullcap and femur, forming his transitional form, are described. Besides the human remains, Dubois made a large collection of vertebrate fossils, mostly of mammals, now united in the so-called Dubois Collection. This collection played an important role in unravelling the biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy of Java. Questions, such as from where were those mammals coming, when did Homo erectus arrive in Java, and when did it become extinct, and when did Homo sapiens reach Java, are discussed. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Dubois; Pithecanthropus erectus; Homo erectus; Homo sapiens; Java; 42.85. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/215474 |
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