World Heritage Day: 10 must-visit archaeological sites in China
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Updated: 2024-04-18 06:55
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2. Zhoukoudian, Beijing
Zhoukoudian, a UNESCO heritage site located 50 km from downtown Beijing, has been a significant site in paleoanthropology. It has yielded abundant evidence of ancient hominin activities.
At various parts of the site, scientists have unearthed the remains of early human lineage member Homo erectus "Peking Man" that date back more than 500,000 years, as well as of Homo sapiens "Shandingdong Man", identified as a primitive modern human, who lived 30,000 years ago.
