Fossilized human skull fragment discovered at Peking Man site(1/3)

Photo released on July 17, 2023 shows a piece of human parietal or more commonly known as the skull bone discovered in Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian Site, a UNESCO-listed cultural heritage site in the suburbs of Beijing. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The fossil was identified among the mammal fossils in Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian site, with the aid of technologies including CT scanning and 3D reconstruction. It is the first Pleistocene human fossil discovered at the site since 1973.

Photo released on July 17, 2023 shows a piece of human parietal or more commonly known as the skull bone discovered in Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian Site, a UNESCO-listed cultural heritage site in the suburbs of Beijing. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo released on July 17, 2023 shows the Location 15 at the Zhoukoudian Site, a UNESCO-listed cultural heritage site in the suburbs of Beijing. (Photo provided to China News Service)