Semedo Museum

Ancient life is always interesting to study.

From there, the history of the evolution of human life can also be known, including the finding of fossilized Homo erectus skull fragments at the Semedo Site, which is around 700 thousand years old.

The ancient human skull fragment is now the flagship collection of the Semedo Site Museum, in Semedo Village, Kedungbanteng District, Tegal Regency.

Built in stages since 2015, the Semedo Site Museum, which is managed by the Directorate General of Culture of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, is planned to accommodate approximately 3,100 collections of biological and geological objects that illustrate the richness of the earth from various perspectives.

The museum, which is planned to be opened in 2022 and inaugurated directly by Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), will be a source of knowledge for the community and also national archaeology.

Because, in addition to exhibiting a collection of fossils and dioramas that tell of ancient life, this museum will also function as a research center for the Semedo Site.

The Semedo Museum stands on an area of 10,582 square meters.

Fossil activist from Semedo Village, Dakri (64), recounts the beginning of the discovery of ancient human fossils at the Semedo Site.

In May 2011, he found a fragment of a Homo erectus skull.

The finding was then studied by BPSMP Sangiran and it was stated that the fragment of the roof of the back of the skull was an ancient human fossil from the early Pleo Period.