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Zhoukoudian (previously written as Choukoutien) is a major fossil site of mid‐Pleistocene age that has yielded skeletal remains of 51 individuals of
Homo erectus
and their stone artifacts. The site is a large cave infilling, at which excavation started in 1921, ending in 1937, and restarting in 1949. Dating to 430,000–780,000 years
bp
, Zhoukoudian has been important in documenting the morphology of
H. erectus
, earliest use of fire, early hominin meat‐eating, including cannibalism, and the behavior of
H. erectus
. Most of the original fossil collections, including the hominin fossils, were destroyed or lost in 1941. In 1987, Zhoukoudian was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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houkoudian
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Zhoukoudian (previously written as Choukoutien) is a major fossil site of mid‐Pleistocene age that has yielded skeletal remains of 51 individuals of
Homo erectus
and their stone artifacts.
The site is a large cave infilling, at which excavation started in 1921, ending in 1937, and restarting in 1949.
Dating to 430,000–780,000 years
bp
, Zhoukoudian has been important in documenting the morphology of
H.
erectus
, earliest use of fire, early hominin meat‐eating, including cannibalism, and the behavior of
H.
erectus
.
Most of the original fossil collections, including the hominin fossils, were destroyed or lost in 1941.
In 1987, Zhoukoudian was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.