Beijing Peking Man Site At Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian is located in China and is approximately thirty-one miles South West of Beijing. There have been many archaeological digs in this area that have revealed some very amazing glimpses into both the history of mankind and human development. The Peking Man site, located on the West side of Zhoukoudian, has provided a large amount of the findings in this area.
The Peking Man site was discovered in 1921 by Johan Gunnar Anderson and was initially excavated in 1923 by Otto Zdansky. It was at this time that human teeth were unearthed.Want more? Click here/tag In addition to the teeth, it was discovered that this cave had been inhabited by humans anywhere from 500,000 to 600,000 years ago. In an excavation taking place from 1927 to 1937, many human artifacts, including complete human skulls, were discovered that could have belonged to approximately forty people. There were thousands of pieces of stone wear found as well as cinder layers that showed that there was also use of fire.
Unfortunately, a good deal of the artifacts recovered were lost during the Japanese Occupation in 1941. Again in 1949, additional excavations were conducted that brought in more fossils and artifacts. This dig confirmed that there was an earlier civilization of humans.
