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Chinese human fossils unlike any known species!

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  • VictoriousVictorious Grim Veteran
    Thanks.
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    You are welcome!
  • ZeroZero Veteran
    The Chinese have been pushing the Beijing-man thing for years... and how we laughed!!
  • compassionate_warriorcompassionate_warrior Veteran
    edited March 2012
    The Chinese have been pushing the Beijing-man thing for years... and how we laughed!!
    Could you explain this? I wasn't aware that Peking Man had been debunked. My understanding, which may be out of date by now, was that Peking Man and Java Man were examples of Homo Erectus in Asia, that may represent a different branch of the human tree than the earliest exodus from Africa. Whether they represent an even earlier exodus from Africa, or some sort of home-grown strain of Erectus is the debatable part. The plot has thickened considerably, now that they've found a very early example of Erectus in (former Soviet) Georgia, and the Denisovans in Siberia. There are no answers that I'm aware of, only a growing list of questions. If you have other information about Peking Man, by all means, share.

    Thanks to Leon for this article.

  • ZeroZero Veteran
    sorry no - I was just joking about the conspiracy theories on the debatable part
  • zidanguszidangus Veteran
    Here are some nice links to documentaries talking about this subject. The BBC's "The Incredible Human Journey" is very interesting. Anyway check it out.




  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    The Chinese have been pushing the Beijing-man thing for years... and how we laughed!!
    Could you explain this? I wasn't aware that Peking Man had been debunked. My understanding, which may be out of date by now, was that Peking Man and Java Man were examples of Homo Erectus in Asia, that may represent a different branch of the human tree than the earliest exodus from Africa. Whether they represent an even earlier exodus from Africa, or some sort of home-grown strain of Erectus is the debatable part. The plot has thickened considerably, now that they've found a very early example of Erectus in (former Soviet) Georgia, and the Denisovans in Siberia. There are no answers that I'm aware of, only a growing list of questions. If you have other information about Peking Man, by all means, share.

    Thanks to Leon for this article.

    Welcome! This is indeed interesting!
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    Here are some nice links to documentaries talking about this subject. The BBC's "The Incredible Human Journey" is very interesting. Anyway check it out.




    Thank you!
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    I love the Anthropology Dept. :) Thanx, Leon.
  • DaltheJigsawDaltheJigsaw Mountain View Veteran
    I love the Anthropology Dept. :) Thanx, Leon.
    Welcome!:) There is a lot more information if you Google "Human Species Fossils in China."
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