Re: Peking Man

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In article <rspear.299.002C7169@primenet.com>,
Richard Spear <rspear@primenet.com> wrote:
>In article <3hvurt$2a3@charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen) writes:
>>From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
>>Subject: Peking Man
>>Date: 16 Feb 1995 16:35:09 GMT
>
>
>>what is Peking Man? Is that a name used for some hominids who lived in
>>a cave for a few hundred thousand years?
>
>>john
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>John -
>
>It is a Homo erectus cave find dated to 450,000 - 250,000 ya. Named after the
>large city near the site (Beijing).
>

So the cave was actually inhabited for a few hundred thousand years?

john

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