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Harry L. Shapiro, Peking Man (1976), describes the original finding of the fossils, discusses their significance, and reconstructs the circumstances under which they vanished. Later sources include Lanpo Jia and Weiwen Huang, The Story of Peking Man: From Archaeology to Mystery, trans. from the Chinese by Zhiqi Yin (1990); and Penny Van Oosterzee, The Story of Peking Man (2002; originally published as Dragon Bones, 1999).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dating of the fossils found in the Zhoukoudian caves updated. Current evidence suggests that they are about 770,000 years old. | Mar 24, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Beijing International - Peking Man Cave. | Apr 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: UNESCO - The Peking Man World Heritage Site at Zhoukoudian. | Apr 11, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jul 07, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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