Wushan Man: Oldest Human Found in China

Archaeologists have recently found evidence, 2 million year-old human fossils, suggesting that the earliest human species was from Whushan County, Chongging, China.

wushan-man-02 Wushan Man: Oldest Human Found in China picture

“It’s an exciting discovery because it may rewrite China’s history,” said Huang.

A lower jawbone fragment and an incisor, along with some 230 stone tools, was found from a human they are naming “Wushan Man”.

wushan-man-01 Wushan Man: Oldest Human Found in China picture

This discovery pre-dates the findings of the Yuanmou Man, found in southwestern Yunnan Province, by 300,000 years.

“Various dating techniques corroborated earlier findings that the geological layer containing the Wushan Man fossils and artifacts is two to 2.04 million years old,” said Wanbo.

(Thaindian)

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13 Comments »

Comment by darkwing duck
2007-11-20 16:50:56

If you keep playing with the dirty you will find old thing’s.

 
Comment by Casual Adventurer
2007-11-22 20:10:33

Wow 2 Million years old……. but unfortunately he’s lost his youthful good looks….

Comment by Sm4ll
2007-11-23 04:33:43

i think he still got his good looks. :)

Comment by OMPALOMPA
2007-11-26 21:43:44

same here i think he still has the looks to
=P

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Comment by n-blue
2007-11-25 03:53:42

One thing that prove me, human not came from Africa. This seem to be the oldest as far as I know.

 
Comment by corey
2008-01-30 09:13:05

this is not that good of pics and i think you need more

 
Comment by Bala
2008-07-28 10:23:06

Hi, this is my picture

 
Comment by Ku-er-te
2008-08-14 16:27:18

How funny… China is lying about the age of their fossils AND their gymnasts!

Comment by Phatoreous
2008-08-15 10:01:27

That’s pretty funny!

 
Comment by Matt
2008-08-16 00:06:47

…and the fireworks shown on TV broadcasts (computer made), and the person singing that opening song (actually another girl that was “not pretty enough for TV”). Mix that in with foul judging in boxing and shooting and you have one rough Olympics.

 
 
Comment by Haekel
2008-08-14 20:02:58

Awright! Another piltdown man, or nebraska man! It’s a billion billion million years old! Yawn…

Comment by Brad
2008-08-15 04:52:55

Or just 2 million? But I bet you’re one of those “The Earth is only 5,000 years old.” types, aren’t ya?

 
 
Comment by howler24
2008-08-16 07:29:13

Yeah, judging from that little female gymnast we all know how the Chinese like to skew the age of things….

 
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