Out of Africa: Scientists find earliest evidence yet of human presence in Northeast Asia [ 2004 ]

Eurekalert ^ | September 29, 2004 | Elizabeth Malone

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Early humans lived in northern China about 1.66 million years ago, according to research reported in the journal Nature this week. The finding suggests humans -- characterized by their making and use of stone tools -- inhabited upper Asia almost 340,000 years before previous estimates placed them there, surviving in a pretty hostile environment.

The research team, including Richard Potts of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, reports the results of excavating four layers of sediments at Majuangou in north China. All the layers contained indisputable stone tools apparently made by early humans, known to researchers as "hominins."

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from the NSF site:

Overview of the oldest excavated archaeological stratum at Majuangou, with stone artifacts and fossilized bones preserved on an animal-trampled surface. [Credit: R. Potts]

Stone artifacts and modified bones from Majuangou. Top left, nortch made on a flake. Top right, chopper made on angular fragment. Middle left, multi-platform polyhedron made on angular fragment. Middle right, scraper made on a flake. Bottom left, hammerstone. Bottom right, mammalian long-bone fragments with impact notches and flake scars. [Credit: R. Potts]

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some more Richard Potts:

Petite skull reopens human ancestry debate
New Scientist | 7/1/04 | Will Knight
Posted on 07/02/2004 7:55:48 AM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1164334/posts

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