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Java Man (Homo erectus erectus) is the popular name given to

Anthropopithecus erectus, then later renamed it Pithecanthropus erectus.

The fossil aroused much controversy. Less than ten years after 1891, almost eighty books or articles had been published on Dubois's finds. Despite Dubois' argument, few accepted that Java Man was a

, whereas many scientists considered Java Man as a primitive side branch of evolution not related to modern humans at all.

Eventually, similarities between Pithecanthropus erectus (Java Man) and Sinanthropus pekinensis (

)