Homo erectus lived between 1.1 million and 800,000 years ago.
It was uncovered a mere 35 meters from where two other similar skulls were found in 1989 and 1990, and likely belongs to the same species of ancient people.was at a site 20 kilometers west of Yunyang in central China’s Hubei province. “It’s a wonderful discovery,” said palaeoanthropologist Amélie Vialet at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
It is not yet known whether teeth or a lower jawbone are attached to the skull, says Gao Xing at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, who is leading the excavation. However, an answer to this dilemma may soon be found “More complete Chinese Homo erectus like Yunxian 3 are crucial to answer this question,” he added.
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