Discover new skulls

2008-01-24 19:45:02 CCTV

 

Taking the idea of "family history" back a few thousand years. Archeologists confirm that a skull found in Henan province dates back 80-thousand to 100 thousand years. It is a sensitive age in archeological research a time of transition from ape man to late Homo sapiens.

The discovery of the Xuchang ancient human is a big step in piecing together the continuum of human evolution. The well-preserved skull was found about a month ago in old-stone-aged remains in central China's Xuchang. Along with it were 16 pieces of bones.