Peking man

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Reconstructed skull of Peking man, based on Homo erectus specimens found at Zhoukoudian, China, and dated to approximately 230,000–770,000 years ago.

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Peking man: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Pekin man • Pithecanthropus pekinensis • Homo erectus pekinensis • Sinanthropus pekinensis

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Reconstructed skull of Peking man, based on Homo erectus specimens found at Zhoukoudian, China, and dated to approximately 230,000–770,000 years ago.

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Davidson Black

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Franz Weidenreich

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