Scientists Just Discovered a Submerged Land That Vanished Thousands of Years Ago, Now It's Revealing How Homo Erectus Lived and Moved

Scientists Just Discovered a Submerged Land That Vanished Thousands of Years Ago, Now It's Revealing How Homo Erectus Lived and Moved

A site dredged from the seabed in Indonesia is bringing Homo erectus back into focus, revealing how these early humans lived in a landscape that no longer exists. Once part of a vast landmass, the region is now underwater. The remains come from what used to be Sundaland, a huge stretch of land that connected many of today’s Southeast Asian islands when sea levels were lower. Over time, rising waters submerged these areas, hiding entire ecosystem…