May 14, 2011 Posted by Java Island

Java Indonesia History: The 20th Century

History of Java Indonesia in the early 20th century are colored by the struggle to liberate themselves from Dutch colonialism. To see the history of Java at Prehistory and Early Kingdoms era, you can check previous article. On May 20, 1908 in Batavia, found the the first native political society, namely “Budi Oetomo”. Budi Oetomo has marked the first nationalist movement in the early twentieth... read more

May 11, 2011 Posted by Java Island

Java Indonesia History: Prehistory and Early Kingdoms

Prehistory of Java Indonesia begun since about a million years ago. Evidence by the finding of Megantrophus Paleojavanicus (big man from Ancient Java) at Sangiran in 1941 by G.H.R Von Koenigswald. Around 600,000 years ago, since paleolitikum, Java Indonesia also inhabited by Homo erectus paleojavanicus. After Homo erectus paleojavanicus era, Java is inhabited by Homo erectus soloensis. The fossils were... read more