Word: hominid
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tall, so Sinanthropus was no pygmy. One of the thighbones was burnt -a grisly clue to Peking man's eating habits. "All the Sinanthropus bones," wrote Dr. Weidenreich, "recovered from Locality 1 of Choukoutien had received the same treatment as the game which Sinanthropus hunted. This hominid, therefore, was a cannibal...
...This week the Archaeological Institute of America meets in Washington for formal discussion.*Sinanthropus (Pekin man) is claimed to be the second oldest hominid discovered. The oldest: Pithecanthropus erectus (Java...