ANTH 1131 Lecture Notes - Xiaochangliang, Homo Erectus
Document Summary
There are a lot of h. erectus sites in china, but the most important ones are: However, several archaeological sites with stone tools and animal bones. Oldest well-dated to 1. 6 million years ago oldest, reliable site in asia so far. Lot of things discovered here than nihewan basin, although younger. There are caves sites huge crevices in the rock where deposits have filled it up, which were shelter for hominins back in the day. There are layers where you find hominin remains and stone tools. Casts of stolen h. erectus skulls have been made, thought to have been from 680-720 thousand years ago. Two complete crania severely crushed and distorted due to the deposits on top of them. Dates to 600-350 thousand years ago dating not very specific. Cranium of young adult and mandible fragment along with other cranial fragments.
