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| (A sculpture of Peking Man) |
The remains of the home of Peking Man is located on Dragon Bone Hill
near the town of Zhoukoudian, Fanshan District, Beijing (Peking).
The place became world renowned since the discovery of a well-preserved
fossil of a Peking Man in the 20s and particularly when the first
skull of a Peking Man was found in 1929. These discoveries are solid
proofs of the existence of Peking Man, a milestone in the history
of the study of pale anthropology. Unearthed fossil remains in Zhoukoudian
include 6 skulls, 15 mandibles, 157 teeth and countless fragmented
bones belonging to 40 individual Peking Men, providing important material
for the studies of the early biological evolution of human beings
and the development of culture in the early stage.
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| (A panorama view of Zhoukoudian) |
The study of cultural sediments show that Peking Man lived form
7 to 2 hundred thousand years ago. The average weight of Peking
Man's brains is 1,088 ml. (That of modern man is 1,400 ml.) The
calculated height of Peking Man is 156 cm. That of Peking Woman
is 150 cm . They lived in the Stone Age, making stone implements
by hammering, pounding and in some rare cases striking on anvils.
Five was first used by Peking Man who hunted large animals too.
Peking Man did not live long-68.2% died before 14. Those who lived
over 50 were less than 4.5%.
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(An outer view of a
cave of Upper Cave Man)
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In 1930 fossils of Upper Cave Man who lived 20 thousand years ago
were found on the top of Dragon Bone Hill. In 1973 New Cave Man
who lived between the periods of the existence of Peking Man and
Upper Cave Man was discovered, showing a continuation and development
of Peking Man.
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