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The missing fossils of Zhoukoudian

The site of Zhoukoudian, located SW of Beijing, is one of the most productive fossil localities in the history of the human fossil record. During the 1920s and 1930s excavations at several localities of the site yielded thousands of artifacts … Continue reading

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Longlin fossils

I said in a post the other day that I am largely unsympathetic to arguments for excessive speciation throughout the Pleistocene. The news this week from “Red Deer Cave” or Longlin Cave in SW China does not change that. These … Continue reading

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