Peking Man Site, Zhoukoudian, China

PEKING MAN SITE, ZHOUKOUDIAN (China)

In 1921 Swedish geologist Johan Gunnar Andersson discovered a cave complex about 25 miles SW of Beijing that yielded "Peking Man," a subspecies of Homo erectus. When exactly "he" lived in the area is unclear: sometime between 780,000 and 230,000 years ago. Virtually all specimens (found before 1941) were lost when a shipment was attacked by Japanese warships.

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