Fossil find adds millennia to China's history
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-11-13 20:10
The Three Gorges area was once an expanse of hilly land with luxuriant vegetation and a warm, humid climate in which various vertebrates and mammals lived and thrived.
"It was just in such a natural environment that Wushan Man led a primitive life by hunting and gathering. When night fell, the inhabitants returned to the Longgupo Cave, enjoying the fruits of their day's labor," said Huang.
Located in Wushan Mountain, the Longgupo Site is considered one of the best-preserved Paleolithic sites in China and even in Asia, with a wealth of primitive cultural relics.
Huang said they plan a fourth excavation at the Longgupo Site next year, which is expected to yield more evidence of Wushan Man.
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