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DaMo
http://itn.co.uk/news/32ecb441ab37db277858eb9e6098e9ac.html

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Archaeologists in China claim an ancient skull bridges the gap between Ape Man and Homo Sapiens.

The skull was found after two years of excavations in Xuchang and may be 100,000 years old.

"The discovery of the skull fossil has filled the gap between the period of the Ape Man and Homo Sapiens" - Li ZhanyangThere are 16 fragments which piece together to form an almost complete skull with protruding eyebrows and a small forehead.

Li Zhanyang, an archaeologist at the Henan Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute, said: "The discovery of the skull fossil has filled the gap between the period of the Ape Man and Homo Sapiens."
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Also see: http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress...24/101212.shtml

Looks like the multiregional theory is alive and well in China. I don't know why the Chinese archaologists are so adamant on it.
fireball
The find is called "許昌人" (xu3 chang1 ren2).
大泽升龙
QUOTE (DaMo @ Jan 24 2008, 04:20 PM) *
http://itn.co.uk/news/32ecb441ab37db277858eb9e6098e9ac.html



Also see: http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpress...24/101212.shtml

Looks like the multiregional theory is alive and well in China. I don't know why the Chinese archaologists are so adamant on it.


I would say it is "Neanderthals in China".
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