Peking Man
Chinese cave ancestor
Peking Man is the name given to fossil remains of early humans (*Homo erectus*) discovered near Beijing, China, in the 1920s and 1930s.
The specimens, dating to roughly 750,000 years ago, were among the first evidence that human ancestors lived in East Asia.
The original fossils disappeared during World War II.
Peking is an older romanization of Beijing.
Extinct bipedal human ancestor
- cranial capacitySkull's internal volume
- brow ridgeBone prominence above eyes
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- brain sizeVolume of cerebral matter
human ancestor · hominin · Homo heidelbergensis · Neanderthal · Australopithecus · human evolution · Leakey · paleoanthropology
Era of knapped tools
- toolmakingCreating implements for work
- huntingPursuing wild game
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- PleistoceneAncient glacial geological period
Ice Age · cave dwelling · deer · horse · butchering · subsistence · hunter-gatherer · megafauna
Broken cranial pieces
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- mandibleLower facial bone
- femurUpper leg bone
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
dating · radiometric · stratigraphy · paleontology · fossilization · morphology · osteology · cranium
Act of unearthing
- 1929Stock market crash year
- skull capBrimless fitted headwear
- limestone quarrySite for extracting calcium carbonate rock
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
dig · stratigraphy · sediment · artifacts · stone tools · evidence · research · China
Homo erectus
Extinct bipedal human ancestor
- cranial capacitySkull's internal volume
- brow ridgeBone prominence above eyes
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
brain size · human ancestor · hominin · Homo heidelbergensis · Neanderthal · Australopithecus · human evolution · Leakey · paleoanthropology
Stone Age
Era of knapped tools
- toolmakingCreating implements for work
- huntingPursuing wild game
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
Pleistocene · Ice Age · cave dwelling · deer · horse · butchering · subsistence · hunter-gatherer · megafauna · glaciation
skull fragments
Broken cranial pieces
reconstruction · dating · radiometric · stratigraphy · paleontology · fossilization · morphology · osteology · cranium · skeletal remains
excavation
Act of unearthing
- 1929Stock market crash year
- skull capBrimless fitted headwear
- limestone quarrySite for extracting calcium carbonate rock
expedition · dig · stratigraphy · sediment · artifacts · stone tools · evidence · research · China · Beijing
Peking Manmodern humans
Our extant species
Homo sapiens · Cro-Magnon · Ardipithecus · Lucy · Australopithecus