Stone Tools from Majuangou, China

Artifact Scan(s)

Early humans expand from northeast to southeast Asia

These artifacts were discovered by a team from the Smithsonian working in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Hubei Institute of Cultural Relics. The team also found evidence of animal butchery and animal footprints.

Exhibit Item
Site: Majuangou, Nihewan Basin, China
Discovered by: A team led by Zhu Rixiang and Rick Potts
Age: About 1.66 million years old
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A stone core that is dark in color and has pits in the top portion from Majuangou, China
IVPP P5470 stone core, Majuangou Xiaochangliang
A stone core that is dark in color and has pits in the top and side portion from Majuangou, China
Stone Core, Majuangou, China