Alternate Spellings:
Lantian
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Archaeology of China
Definition:
Two hominid fossils from two sites in the Lan-t`ien district, Shensi province, including a cranium (skullcap) at Kung-wang-ling and a mandible (lower jaw) at Ch'en-chia-wo, thought to date to 600,000 years BP. These hominids are known as Sinanthropus lantianensis, but are probably Homo erectus.
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• Hominid
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