In order to provide direct evidence for the use of fire by humans at Locality 1,Zhoukoudian,we examine the burnt and unburnt sediments of newly excavated area in Layer 4 by detailed measurements of magnetic susceptibi...
supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007FY110200)
In order to provide direct evidence for the use of fire by humans at Locality 1,Zhoukoudian,we examine the burnt and unburnt sediments of newly excavated area in Layer 4 by detailed measurements of magnetic susceptibi...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA05130202);was identified as a Major Basic Research Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2007FY110200);Support was also received from the State Administration of Work Safety
For decades,the so-called Peking Man(Homo erectus pekinensis)at Zhoukoudian has been considered to be a hominin that engaged in the controlled production and management of fire.However,relatively recent analyses have ...
supported by the Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy (103105);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41072016);the National Basic Research Program of China (2007FY110200)
Periodicity of Retzius lines is a key factor in dental development. In this study, we examined the periodicity of Retzius lines in fossil Pongo from South China using polarized light microscope observation of dental g...
supported by the Specific Basic Research Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2007FY110200)
A comprehensive database of paleoenvironmental settings for paleoanthropological sites provides a useful tool to explore the link between human evolution and paleoenvironmental changes. A preliminary GIS-based environ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40925012 and 40821091);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2007FY110200);the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KZCX2-EW-117)
The fluvio-lacustrine sedimentary sequences in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, are important for studying Quaternary land mammal evolution and Paleolithic settlements in the high-latitude temperate East Asia. Here ...
Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB806400 and 2007FY110200);Key Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.KZCX2-YW-106)
Fossil records indicate orangutan-like hominoids have been widely distributed in south China during Pleistocene, although currently only surviving in the tropical forests of Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia. This p...