Peking Man (Homo erectus pekinensis, originally "Sinanthropus pekinensis") is a subspecies of H. erectus which inhabited what is now northern China during the Middle Pleistocene.

Peking man, extinct hominin of the species Homo erectus, known from fossils found at Zhoukoudian near Beijing. Peking man was identified as a member of the human lineage by Davidson Black in 1927 on the basis of a single tooth.

Mar 28, 2012 · The Peking Man fossils are a set of 200 Homo erectus fossils excavated from China’s Zhoukoudian cave site during the 1920s and 1930s. During World War II, Chinese authorities packed up the ...

Peking Man (sometimes called Beijing Man), is a prominent example of Homo erectus, an extinct species of the genus to which modern humans also belong. Peking Man was originally called Sinanthropus pekinensis and currently is best known as Homo erectus pekinensis.

During excavations near Peking (Beijing), China, between 1929 and 1937, researchers discovered several partial skulls of the species Homo erectus. These hominids lived around 400,000 years ago and came to be known as Peking Man.

Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site (周口店北京人遗址), also romanized as Choukoutien, is a cave system in suburban Fangshan District, Beijing. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including one of the first specimens of Homo erectus ( Homo erectus pekinensis ), dubbed Peking Man , and a fine assemblage of bones of the giant short ...

May 17, 2018 · Peking Man was the name given to the fossil remains of a Homo Erectus, and an extinct hominid believed to be an ancestor of modern humans. The remains got their name after the city of Peking, China (modern-day Beijing) where they were unearthed by archeologists between 1923 and 1928.

Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian bears historic evidence of human evolution, maintains and passes on its authentic historic information, and promotes the research on the origins of early humans. The fossil localities and the setting of the site have been effectively protected.

Jul 3, 2011 · Peking Man was claimed as the direct ancestor of the modern Chinese, allowing patriotic Chinese archaeologist Lin Yan to claim that the Chinese were ‘the Earth’s most ancient original inhabitants’.

Apr 1, 2016 · Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site, including the site of Peking Man, Upper Cave Man, New Cave Man and a museum, shows the primitive life of mankind vividly.