Shaanxi

Earliest human footprints in China found in Shaanxi province

(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists from the National Center for Research on Human Evolution (CENIEH) analyzed a fragment of the upper jaw and five teeth from a skull found in Gongwanglin, Shaanxi Province. The study found that this is probably the most ancient fossil man in China, according to the Journal of Human Evolution. The remains were found back in 1963, but scientists were not immediately able to accurately determine their…